Berkshire, MA

County incident profile · 2020–2024

118,473
5-Year Incidents
36
Departments
128,939
Population
183.8
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
66,027 (55.7%)
False Alarms
22,963 (19.4%)
Service Calls
11,858 (10%)
Good Intent
6,143 (5.2%)
Fire
3,755 (3.2%)

Summary

23,695
Avg Incidents / Year
55.7%
EMS Share
3.2%
Fire Share
19.4%
False Alarm Rate
+38.1%
5-Year Trend
36
Departments
Showing 36 of 36
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Pittsfield 33,703 2.1% 56.9% 13.6% +4.9%
Westport 15,383 2% 77.4% 7.8% +22.6%
Amherst 11,491 2.9% 46.6% 38% +59.2%
Lenox 9,119 1.6% 66.6% 18.3% +284.7%
North Adams 6,554 2.6% 26.2% 24.8% +33.3%
Great Barrington 5,904 2.5% 55.1% 28.1% +25%
Dalton 5,845 2.3% 69.9% 7% +22%
Dartmouth Distr3 5,288 7.8% 28.9% 26.5% -3.6%
Lee 3,990 3.4% 77.6% 10.2% +7347.8%
Stockbridge 2,666 2.4% 48.2% 37.5% +11.2%
Dartmouth Distr1 2,431 4.2% 13.1% 52.3% +21.1%
Lanesborough 2,016 3.3% 74% 10.1% -62.9%
Adams 1,910 8.7% 31.6% 33.9% +15.4%
Cheshire 1,790 3.7% 73.8% 4.6% +13.4%
Richmond 1,731 4.4% 51% 18.3% +100%
West Stockbridge 1,167 3.5% 52.1% 17.4% +446.8%
Sandisfield 1,082 3.3% 70.2% 10.9% +65.7%
Williamstown 1,048 7.3% 9.3% 48% +33.1%
New Marlborough 881 5.8% 55.4% 20.7% +198.8%
Monterey 855 13.3% 42% 25.4% +25.7%
Sheffield 752 16.1% 21% 48.8% +16.5%
Dartmouth Distr2 721 10.5% 25.1% 24.3% +117.2%
Hancock 635 5% 49.8% 37.5% +34.2%
Florida 468 8.1% 72.6% 3.4% +21.3%
Hinsdale 444 9.7% 58.6% 14.9% +174.5%
Windsor 381 7.1% 67.5% 8.1% +244.8%
Peru 98 9.2% 69.4% 3.1%
Otis 44 79.5% 20.5% 0% +200%
New Ashford 24 4.2% 75% 8.3%
Savoy 14 14.3% 78.6% 7.1%
Clarksburg 13 100% 0% 0% 0%
Egremont 13 15.4% 0% 23.1%
Becket 6 100% 0% 0% -50%
Alford 5 100% 0% 0% 0%
Washington 1 100% 0% 0%
Tyringham 0 0% 0% 0%
No departments match your search.

Want deeper analysis?

We help fire departments with data analysis, grant support, and community risk planning.