Calcasieu, LA

County incident profile · 2020–2024

48,848
5-Year Incidents
21
Departments
216,652
Population
45.1
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
13,440 (27.5%)
False Alarms
10,296 (21.1%)
Good Intent
7,487 (15.3%)
Fire
6,038 (12.4%)
Service Calls
3,774 (7.7%)

Summary

9,770
Avg Incidents / Year
27.5%
EMS Share
12.4%
Fire Share
21.1%
False Alarm Rate
+42.5%
5-Year Trend
21
Departments
Showing 21 of 21
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Lake Charles Fire Dept 18,191 11% 14.7% 34.6% +13.8%
Ward 1 Fire Protection Dist 4,565 10.7% 42.8% 13% +20.6%
Sulphur VFD 4,256 9% 19.1% 28.9% +131.8%
Carlyss FD 3,303 12.5% 28.6% 14.2% +13.9%
Westlake VFD 3,035 9.1% 68.2% 6.6% +338.9%
Calcam Vfdcajun Country Fire Dept 2,823 16.3% 11.1% 19.1% +18.2%
Vinton VFD 2,690 5.2% 51% 6.6% -0.9%
Lebleu Settlement VFD 2,012 11.1% 54.6% 5.9% +19%
Ward 6 Fire Dept 1,918 25.8% 17% 7% +34%
Calcasieu Ward 7 Fpd 1 1,189 20.9% 5.9% 8.7% +73.6%
Iowa VFD 1,106 8% 45.1% 9.8% +110.8%
Houston River VFD 962 34.7% 22.2% 10.3% +198.9%
Calcasieu Ward 2 Fpd 1 955 17.7% 41.9% 5.1% +12.1%
Chennault FD 709 1% 12.6% 17.2% -36.2%
Starks VFD Ward 5 Fpd 1 646 31.3% 56.8% 2.9% +206.9%
City of De Quincy FD 304 36.8% 16.1% 15.1% +188.6%
Rural Metro Fire Department 184 2.2% 96.2% 0%
Lake Charles Arff 0 0% 0% 0%
Xcalcasieu Ward 6 Hayes VFD 0 0% 0% 0%
Xwoodlawn VFD 0 0% 0% 0%
Xiowa Volunteer Fire Dept 0 0% 0% 0%
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