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
216,164
Avg Incidents / Year
53.4%
EMS Share
7%
Fire Share
10.4%
False Alarm Rate
+26.7%
5-Year Trend
Jefferson
Busiest County
| County ▲ | Population ▲ | Departments ▲ | 5-Year Incidents ▼ | Incidents / 1K / Yr ▲ | EMS % ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 782,833 | 26 | 262,482 | 67.1 | 48.6% |
| Boone | 135,968 | 11 | 74,152 | 109.1 | 76.1% |
| Fayette | 322,301 | 3 | 71,911 | 44.6 | 17.8% |
| Kenton | 168,969 | 15 | 63,239 | 74.9 | 65.4% |
| Warren | 134,482 | 10 | 49,525 | 73.7 | 63.3% |
| Daviess | 103,266 | 12 | 47,655 | 92.3 | 64.3% |
| McCracken | 67,799 | 8 | 26,678 | 78.7 | 72.9% |
| Scott | 57,141 | 4 | 24,288 | 85.0 | 58.9% |
| Campbell | 92,960 | 14 | 22,072 | 47.5 | 62.5% |
| Christian | 72,692 | 14 | 21,494 | 59.1 | 55.7% |
| Henderson | 44,764 | 10 | 19,068 | 85.2 | 69.7% |
| Franklin | 51,521 | 3 | 18,145 | 70.4 | 54% |
| Jessamine | 52,980 | 4 | 16,541 | 62.4 | 49.3% |
| Madison | 92,690 | 8 | 16,249 | 35.1 | 32.4% |
| Clark | 36,972 | 2 | 16,093 | 87.1 | 79% |
| Hardin | 110,665 | 16 | 15,915 | 28.8 | 49.8% |
| Barren | 44,465 | 9 | 15,803 | 71.1 | 43.3% |
| Muhlenberg | 30,928 | 8 | 15,424 | 99.7 | 68.2% |
| Bullitt | 82,200 | 6 | 14,515 | 35.3 | 55.3% |
| Johnson | 22,621 | 11 | 13,078 | 115.6 | 87.1% |
| NA | — | 1 | 12,995 | — | 55.8% |
| Harrison | 18,663 | 6 | 12,294 | 131.7 | 45.6% |
| Boyd | 48,202 | 9 | 11,272 | 46.8 | 36.3% |
| Hopkins | 45,395 | 18 | 10,277 | 45.3 | 59.2% |
| Laurel | 62,486 | 11 | 10,136 | 32.4 | 43.4% |
| Pulaski | 64,950 | 16 | 9,581 | 29.5 | 45.2% |
| NA | — | 1 | 7,827 | — | 66.1% |
| Woodford | 26,870 | 3 | 7,683 | 57.2 | 59.1% |
| Pike | 58,572 | 23 | 7,107 | 24.3 | 37.5% |
| Whitley | 36,626 | 11 | 6,987 | 38.2 | 50.7% |
| Mercer | 22,629 | 6 | 6,977 | 61.7 | 55.2% |
| Grayson | 26,385 | 8 | 6,917 | 52.4 | 50.1% |
| Marshall | 31,629 | 9 | 6,156 | 38.9 | 57.7% |
| Shelby | 47,942 | 6 | 6,133 | 25.6 | 54.1% |
| Carter | 26,602 | 6 | 6,025 | 45.3 | 35.2% |
| Logan | 27,382 | 9 | 5,962 | 43.5 | 65.5% |
| Calloway | 37,069 | 2 | 5,196 | 28.0 | 40.5% |
| Oldham | 67,573 | 5 | 4,161 | 12.3 | 51.4% |
| Rockcastle | 16,028 | 6 | 3,773 | 47.1 | 42% |
| Estill | 14,163 | 5 | 3,696 | 52.2 | 26.3% |
| Meade | 29,934 | 7 | 3,405 | 22.8 | 48.1% |
| Hart | 19,277 | 6 | 3,340 | 34.7 | 46% |
| Floyd | 35,808 | 15 | 3,301 | 18.4 | 60.5% |
| Rowan | 24,652 | 5 | 3,080 | 25.0 | 62.8% |
| Grant | 24,887 | 5 | 2,952 | 23.7 | 61% |
| Garrard | 16,946 | 5 | 2,795 | 33.0 | 36.4% |
| Mason | 17,117 | 7 | 2,614 | 30.5 | 53.3% |
| Letcher | 21,438 | 8 | 2,612 | 24.4 | 43.2% |
| Breckinridge | 20,420 | 9 | 2,480 | 24.3 | 58.9% |
| Greenup | 35,905 | 12 | 2,456 | 13.7 | 35.7% |
| Bourbon | 20,246 | 9 | 2,404 | 23.7 | 72% |
| Simpson | 19,560 | 1 | 2,398 | 24.5 | 23.8% |
| Bell | 24,010 | 5 | 2,389 | 19.9 | 32% |
| Webster | 12,998 | 9 | 2,297 | 35.3 | 62.5% |
| Wayne | 19,533 | 2 | 2,253 | 23.1 | 25% |
| Anderson | 23,852 | 2 | 2,245 | 18.8 | 39.8% |
| Larue | 14,854 | 4 | 2,151 | 29.0 | 35% |
| Lee | 7,383 | 7 | 2,070 | 56.1 | 41.3% |
| Lawrence | 16,265 | 6 | 2,003 | 24.6 | 56.1% |
| Perry | 28,413 | 12 | 1,915 | 13.5 | 28.5% |
| Livingston | 8,878 | 3 | 1,903 | 42.9 | 58.1% |
| Nelson | 46,724 | 6 | 1,870 | 8.0 | 47.1% |
| Owen | 11,258 | 5 | 1,737 | 30.9 | 41.4% |
| Boyle | 30,559 | 4 | 1,714 | 11.2 | 36.5% |
| Marion | 19,521 | 6 | 1,684 | 17.3 | 34.5% |
| Harlan | 26,728 | 16 | 1,678 | 12.6 | 39.2% |
| Knox | 30,106 | 8 | 1,669 | 11.1 | 39.7% |
| NA | — | 1 | 1,613 | — | 60.3% |
| Russell | 17,977 | 4 | 1,613 | 17.9 | 39.7% |
| Hancock | 9,093 | 4 | 1,583 | 34.8 | 48.5% |
| Graves | 36,623 | 13 | 1,553 | 8.5 | 39.7% |
| McCreary | 16,846 | 4 | 1,534 | 18.2 | 38.6% |
| Metcalfe | 10,286 | 4 | 1,489 | 29.0 | 72% |
| Washington | 11,998 | 4 | 1,463 | 24.4 | 46.4% |
| Breathitt | 13,610 | 7 | 1,422 | 20.9 | 32.3% |
| Magoffin | 11,613 | 4 | 1,416 | 24.4 | 67.2% |
| Lincoln | 24,271 | 7 | 1,333 | 11.0 | 38.6% |
| NA | — | 1 | 1,260 | — | 65.6% |
| Clinton | 9,252 | 2 | 1,221 | 26.4 | 33.8% |
| Powell | 13,107 | 3 | 1,138 | 17.4 | 43% |
| Bracken | 8,392 | 3 | 1,132 | 27.0 | 46.1% |
| Cumberland | 5,881 | 3 | 1,132 | 38.5 | 19.7% |
| NA | — | 1 | 1,091 | — | 55.1% |
| Bath | 12,731 | 5 | 1,067 | 16.8 | 59.9% |
| Butler | 12,364 | 5 | 1,033 | 16.7 | 40.5% |
| Trimble | 8,470 | 3 | 872 | 20.6 | 45.1% |
| Green | 11,095 | 4 | 788 | 14.2 | 47.3% |
| Fulton | 6,515 | 3 | 785 | 24.1 | 28.2% |
| Henry | 15,661 | 6 | 768 | 9.8 | 36.7% |
| Knott | 14,224 | 9 | 747 | 10.5 | 37.2% |
| Allen | 20,559 | 8 | 740 | 7.2 | 28.8% |
| Fleming | 15,067 | 6 | 730 | 9.7 | 69.2% |
| Spencer | 19,456 | 2 | 720 | 7.4 | 56.7% |
| Taylor | 25,965 | 2 | 634 | 4.9 | 57.9% |
| Casey | 15,941 | 10 | 628 | 7.9 | 39.6% |
| Monroe | 11,296 | 5 | 622 | 11.0 | 59.2% |
| Wolfe | 6,562 | 2 | 583 | 17.8 | 27.4% |
| Crittenden | 8,989 | 6 | 573 | 12.7 | 44.7% |
| Nicholas | 7,537 | 2 | 571 | 15.2 | 30.8% |
| NA | — | 3 | 556 | — | 64.4% |
| Owsley | 4,051 | 2 | 536 | 26.5 | 47% |
| NA | — | 2 | 509 | — | 44.2% |
| Lyon | 8,663 | 2 | 493 | 11.4 | 6.9% |
| Pendleton | 14,625 | 2 | 478 | 6.5 | 56.3% |
| Union | 13,662 | 6 | 478 | 7.0 | 56.3% |
| Edmonson | 12,126 | 8 | 467 | 7.7 | 46.3% |
| Elliott | 7,354 | 3 | 456 | 12.4 | 39.5% |
| Ballard | 7,718 | 11 | 442 | 11.5 | 33.9% |
| Lewis | 13,058 | 8 | 430 | 6.6 | 58.1% |
| Gallatin | 8,687 | 3 | 420 | 9.7 | 43.8% |
| Adair | 18,884 | 5 | 375 | 4.0 | 36% |
| McLean | 9,152 | 8 | 341 | 7.5 | 82.7% |
| Carlisle | 4,826 | 6 | 307 | 12.7 | 35.5% |
| Clay | 20,339 | 8 | 300 | 2.9 | 49.3% |
| Jackson | 12,923 | 1 | 258 | 4.0 | 77.5% |
| Martin | 11,285 | 6 | 229 | 4.1 | 30.1% |
| Trigg | 14,047 | 9 | 221 | 3.1 | 9% |
| Ohio | 23,745 | 9 | 215 | 1.8 | 45.6% |
| Leslie | 10,414 | 4 | 147 | 2.8 | 32% |
| NA | — | 1 | 120 | — | 26.7% |
| Carroll | 10,774 | 4 | 90 | 1.7 | 27.8% |
| Todd | 12,230 | 6 | 89 | 1.5 | 31.5% |
| NA | — | 1 | 63 | — | 79.4% |
| Morgan | 13,682 | 7 | 43 | 0.6 | 0% |
| NA | — | 1 | 2 | — | 50% |
| NA | — | 1 | 2 | — | 100% |
| Caldwell | 12,649 | 1 | 0 | — | 0% |
| NA | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0% |
| Hickman | 4,509 | 3 | 0 | — | 0% |
| Menifee | 6,070 | 1 | 0 | — | 0% |
| Montgomery | 28,088 | 1 | 0 | — | 0% |
| Robertson | 2,193 | 1 | 0 | — | 0% |
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