Orange County Fa

California Est. Population Served: 3,380,846*

*Based on 88 ZIP codes with recorded incidents (2020–2024). Includes mutual aid areas.

841,171
Total Incidents (5-yr)
5
Years Reporting
88
ZIP Codes Served
75%
EMS Share

About This Data

Based on the NFIRS Public Data Release (2020–2024) — the final release before the transition to NERIS. NFIRS is voluntarily reported; some departments have missing years or incomplete records. This report presents data as submitted and may not reflect a department's full call volume.

Incident Volume & Trends

EMS Call Trends

Fire Incident Trends

Service & Special Calls

Call Composition

Call Patterns Throughout the Day, Week, and Year

Incident distribution showing peak demand periods. Percentages show relative call volume. Based on sampled data for accurate pattern analysis.

By Hour of Day

By Day of Week

By Month

Response Performance

5
Median Response Time (min)
8
90th Percentile (min)
51%
Under 6 Minutes
84%
Under 8 Minutes
Note: Based on sampled incidents with valid alarm and arrival timestamps. Response times represent the period from alarm to first unit arrival.

Fire-Specific Analysis

12,431
Total Fire Incidents
2,254
Structure Fires (INC 111)
1.5%
Fire % of Total
18.1%
Structure Fire Rate
Structure fires represent 18.1% of all fire incidents, indicating the department responds to a mix of structure fires and other fire types (vehicle, vegetation, etc.).

Fires by Occupancy Type

Distribution of fire incidents by property use. Top 8 types shown.

Area of Fire Origin by Occupancy Type

Where fires start within each of the top building types — structure fires (INC type 111) only. Top 3 occupancy types shown.

1 or 2 family dwelling

Multifamily dwelling

Manufacturing or processing

Geographic Distribution

Orange County Fa responds to incidents across 88 ZIP codes (showing top 10).

Top 10 Highest-Demand Areas

ZIP CodeCommunityTotal Incidents% of Total
92683Westminster43,8915.2%
92704Santa Ana33,9944%
92705Santa Ana32,3543.8%
92701Santa Ana28,3243.4%
92637Laguna Woods27,7743.3%
92630Lake Forest25,8503.1%
92703Santa Ana25,1413%
92691Mission Viejo24,7172.9%
92677Laguna Niguel24,3122.9%
90620Buena Park24,1692.9%

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