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This research aims to evaluate and compare firefighter fatalities in Poland, focusing on the differences between career and volunteer personnel based on age and mechanism of death.

June 17, 2026Journal of Clinical MedicineOpen Access

Line-of-Duty Deaths Among Firefighters in Poland: A Retrospective Observational Study of Mortality Differences Between Career and Volunteer Firefighters

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KPKamil PająkMedical University of Lublin MGMarcin GruchałaHeart Failure & Transplant JSJakub SobolewskiGdańsk Medical University

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Retrospective observational study reveals mortality contrasts between career and volunteer firefighters in Poland, indicating significant age-related trends.

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This research aims to evaluate and compare firefighter fatalities in Poland, focusing on the differences between career and volunteer personnel based on age and mechanism of death.
Retrospective observational study of firefighter fatalities from 1995 to 2025 in Poland
Data sourced from a nationwide repository and validated against official records
Statistical analyses included chi-square tests and multivariable probit regression
Out of 112 fatalities, 73 (65.2%) were volunteer firefighters
Sudden Cardiac Arrest of Presumed Non-Traumatic origin (SCA-PNT) was the leading cause (44.6%)
Volunteers had a higher odds ratio for SCA-PNT (6.35; 95% CI 2.46–16.40) and had higher per-deployment fatality rates (incidence rate ratio 2.25)

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Pająk et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a323d93d50b63ecad20731b https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm15124616

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Retrospective observational study reveals mortality contrasts between career and volunteer firefighters in Poland, indicating significant age-related trends.

Line-of-Duty Deaths Among Firefighters in Poland: A Retrospective Observational Study of Mortality Differences Between Career and Volunteer Firefighters

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