Lafourche, LA

County incident profile · 2020–2024

10,275
5-Year Incidents
17
Departments
97,393
Population
21.1
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
3,183 (31%)
False Alarms
2,462 (24%)
Fire
1,340 (13%)
Good Intent
1,179 (11.5%)
Service Calls
691 (6.7%)

Summary

2,055
Avg Incidents / Year
31%
EMS Share
13%
Fire Share
24%
False Alarm Rate
+60.8%
5-Year Trend
17
Departments
Showing 17 of 17
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Lafourche Fire Dist 3 4,017 14% 34.5% 15% +33.5%
Thibodaux VFD 2,331 5% 17.5% 41.9% +9.9%
St John VFD 1,575 16.6% 16.6% 30.7% +50%
Bayou Blue VFD 1,307 18.9% 46.8% 18.9% +234.1%
Chackbay VFD 350 10% 52.3% 10.9% -16.7%
Lafourche Crossing 308 VFD 273 15.4% 43.6% 17.9% +63.2%
Vacherie Gheens VFD 199 11.1% 84.9% 2.5% +1366.7%
Lafourche Fire Dist 1 114 32.5% 36.8% 14%
Lafourche Fire Dist 2 79 10.1% 5.1% 57%
Choctaw VFD 26 15.4% 0% 3.8%
Bayou Boeuf Vol Fire Co 4 50% 25% 0%
Xupper Larose VFD 0 0% 0% 0%
Xport Fourchon VFD 0 0% 0% 0%
Xcut Off Vol 0 0% 0% 0%
Xlarose Vol Fire Dept 0 0% 0% 0%
Xbelleamie VFD 0 0% 0% 0%
Xgalliano Vol Fire Dept 0 0% 0% 0%
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