Santa Clara, CA

County incident profile · 2020–2024

754,246
5-Year Incidents
15
Departments
1,934,625
Population
78
Incidents / 1K / Yr
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)

EMS / Rescue
532,212 (70.6%)
Good Intent
84,825 (11.2%)
False Alarms
48,994 (6.5%)
Service Calls
47,697 (6.3%)
Fire
26,913 (3.6%)

Summary

150,849
Avg Incidents / Year
70.6%
EMS Share
3.6%
Fire Share
6.5%
False Alarm Rate
+26.4%
5-Year Trend
15
Departments
Showing 15 of 15
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
San Jose FD 408,000 4.6% 73.5% 4.9% +15.8%
Santa Clara Cfd 93,169 1.4% 63.9% 7.7% +33.3%
Santa Clara FD 45,510 2.5% 72.1% 9.7% +116.1%
Sunnyvale Dps FD 43,773 1.6% 69.6% 8.6% +25.8%
Palo Alto FD 35,816 1.5% 61% 12.5% +33.6%
Mountain View FD 32,795 2.4% 71.3% 9.7% +78.4%
Milpitas FD 30,810 3.2% 71.6% 9.4% +42.7%
Gilroy FD 26,613 5.3% 69.4% 4.4% +38.7%
Morgan Hill FD 21,417 1.5% 67.2% 6.3% +18.5%
So Santa Clara Cnty Fire Dist 14,480 4.8% 60.7% 2.8% +6%
Cdfsanta Clara 1,249 24.3% 23.5% 0.4% +35.5%
Nasa Ames FD 406 2.2% 28.6% 43.8% +10.7%
Uvas Volunteer FD 208 1.4% 65.4% 1.4% -10.8%
Los Altos FD 0 0% 0% 0%
Saratoga FD 0 0% 0% 0%
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