122 British firefighters have been killed since 1978. 82 of these were on operational duties, this provides a mean of 3.03.
It should be noted, however, that working conditions and equipment have improved dramatically since 1978.
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You will get rude answers to this one. There is some public scepticism about the nature of their working conditions.
In the 'course of duty' - not many.
at a guess id say 1-2% - i know its not very high
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