Charles, MD

County incident profile · 2020–2024

72,393
5-Year Incidents
14
Departments
166,485
Population
87
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
23,742 (32.8%)
Good Intent
22,983 (31.7%)
False Alarms
7,399 (10.2%)
Service Calls
6,010 (8.3%)
Fire
5,852 (8.1%)

Summary

14,479
Avg Incidents / Year
32.8%
EMS Share
8.1%
Fire Share
10.2%
False Alarm Rate
+53.1%
5-Year Trend
14
Departments
Showing 14 of 14
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Waldorf Vol Fire Dept Rescue 18,846 5.6% 32% 18.9% +91.7%
Laplata Vol Fire Dept Inc 9,945 9.2% 23.8% 8.9% +33.4%
Hughesville Vol Fire EMS 8,732 3.7% 54.6% 2.9% +305.8%
Waldorf Vol Fire Dept Co12 8,658 9.4% 28.9% 14.1% -39.4%
Bryans Road Vol Fire Deptresc 7,232 8.3% 28.1% 8.9% +45.9%
Potomac Hghts Vol Fire Dept in 3,397 8.8% 35.3% 1.7% +49.9%
Tenth District Vol Fire Dept i 3,294 7.3% 32.5% 3.2% +48.9%
Bel Alton Vol Fire Dept 2,925 10.4% 17.1% 3.8% +48.8%
Newburg Vol Fire Dept Resc 2,056 21.5% 42.4% 4.8% +16%
Nanjemoy Vol Fire Dept Inc 1,988 6% 48% 5.3% -26.5%
Dentsville Fire EMS 1,843 7.8% 20% 5.3% +35%
Indian Head Vol Fire Deptresc 1,327 35% 28.7% 10.6% +8.4%
Benedict Vol Fire Dept Inc 1,170 7.2% 26.6% 2.6% +70.4%
Fifth Dist Vol Fire Dept Inc 980 4.5% 40.6% 8.8% -3.2%
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