Data disclaimer: Based on the NFIRS Public Data Release (2020-2024). NFIRS is voluntarily reported and may not include all departments or incidents. Some departments have missing years or incomplete records. Totals shown reflect data as submitted and may not represent complete activity.
Incident Composition (2020–2024)
Summary
79,381
Avg Incidents / Year
69.2%
EMS Share
3.9%
Fire Share
5.9%
False Alarm Rate
+26.8%
5-Year Trend
Anchorage
Busiest County
| County ▲ | Population ▲ | Departments ▲ | 5-Year Incidents ▼ | Incidents / 1K / Yr ▲ | EMS % ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | 290,985 | 6 | 224,434 | 154.3 | 70% |
| Fairbanks North Star | 95,579 | 11 | 65,937 | 138.0 | 71.5% |
| Kenai Peninsula | 58,731 | 15 | 37,826 | 128.8 | 72.5% |
| Juneau | 32,108 | 1 | 24,598 | 153.2 | 76.3% |
| Matanuska-Susitna | 107,000 | 14 | 21,752 | 40.7 | 45.1% |
| Ketchikan Gateway | 13,937 | 6 | 15,027 | 215.6 | 80.7% |
| Kodiak Island | 13,076 | 8 | 2,124 | 32.5 | 50.9% |
| Bethel | 18,633 | 24 | 968 | 10.4 | 2.2% |
| North Slope | 10,651 | 3 | 662 | 12.4 | 24.6% |
| Skagway | 1,238 | 1 | 638 | 103.1 | 35.1% |
| Nome | 10,031 | 10 | 563 | 11.2 | 51.3% |
| Southeast Fairbanks | 6,763 | 7 | 392 | 11.6 | 28.1% |
| Aleutians West | 5,168 | 4 | 380 | 14.7 | 36.6% |
| Northwest Arctic | 7,726 | 2 | 255 | 6.6 | 0% |
| Petersburg | 3,393 | 3 | 252 | 14.9 | 8.7% |
| Haines | 2,080 | 2 | 227 | 21.8 | 14.5% |
| NA | — | 1 | 218 | — | 51.8% |
| Denali | 1,615 | 2 | 197 | 24.4 | 26.9% |
| NA | — | 1 | 104 | — | 68.3% |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder | 5,714 | 7 | 91 | 3.2 | 6.6% |
| Dillingham | 4,845 | 8 | 90 | 3.7 | 7.8% |
| Yukon-Koyukuk | 5,280 | 19 | 52 | 2.0 | 1.9% |
| Bristol Bay | 843 | 2 | 43 | 10.2 | 0% |
| Hoonah-Angoon | 2,313 | 6 | 39 | 3.4 | 0% |
| Aleutians East | 3,374 | 5 | 18 | 1.1 | 0% |
| Lake and Peninsula | 1,472 | 5 | 10 | 1.4 | 0% |
| NA | — | 1 | 3 | — | 0% |
| NA | — | 1 | 3 | — | 0% |
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