USFA Releases Annual Report on Firefighter Fatalities in the United States

Reminder to stay safe out there - The USFA has release the data on the 2008 line of duty deaths.
Emmitsburg, MD. – The United States Fire Administration (USFA) today released the report Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2008. The report continues a series of annual studies by the USFA of on-duty firefighter fatalities. The USFA is the single public agency source of information for all on-duty firefighter fatalities in the United States each year. Full text of press release here 
They give a full overview of the 118 firefighters that died while on duty in 2008: The total break down included 66 volunteer, 34 career, and 18 wildland agency firefighters.

Full report can be downloaded here: Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2008 (PDF, 3.1 Mb)