Berrien, MI

County incident profile · 2020–2024

30,616
5-Year Incidents
26
Departments
154,234
Population
39.7
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
9,753 (31.9%)
False Alarms
5,198 (17%)
Good Intent
4,408 (14.4%)
Fire
3,744 (12.2%)
Service Calls
2,815 (9.2%)

Summary

6,123
Avg Incidents / Year
31.9%
EMS Share
12.2%
Fire Share
17%
False Alarm Rate
+16.8%
5-Year Trend
26
Departments
Showing 26 of 26
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Benton Twp FD 4,340 13.4% 14.4% 23.3% +60.2%
Niles FD 4,042 4.7% 55.9% 10.6% +1%
Benton Harbor FD 2,983 19.5% 18.1% 29.4% +53.2%
Chikaming FD 2,751 4.4% 58.4% 9.6% +7.5%
Niles Township FD 2,231 11.8% 27.5% 12.7% +40.3%
Lake Township Fire Department 1,934 5.2% 74.8% 3.9% -57.8%
St Joseph FD 1,401 14.8% 12.1% 26% +1%
New Buffalo Twp FD 1,344 11.2% 11% 26.5% +11.5%
Lincoln Twp FD 1,259 11.3% 20.2% 15.7% +51.5%
Coloma FD 1,016 19% 27.8% 13.7% -58.4%
Eau Claire Fire Dept 898 18.3% 59.4% 4% +117.8%
Berrien Springsoronoko FD 854 15.7% 19.4% 23.9% +25%
Bridgman FD 839 7.4% 57.1% 9.7% -2.3%
Buchanan FD 577 15.6% 22.7% 21.1% +41.7%
Royalton Twp FD 559 19% 7.5% 36.7% +35.5%
St Joseph Twp Fd1 541 11.3% 1.7% 18.5% +28.7%
Bertrand Twp FD 519 20.2% 21.2% 13.3% +35.4%
Buchanan Township Fire Departm 420 16.2% 5.2% 10.2% +6.2%
Three Oaks FD 364 9.3% 9.6% 22.3% +21.5%
New Buffalo FD 338 14.8% 6.8% 31.7% +11.5%
Baroda Fire Department 327 23.9% 17.1% 8.3% +28.8%
St Joseph Twp Fd2 309 15.2% 5.2% 19.7% +9.2%
Sodus Township VFD 294 27.9% 15.6% 9.9% -9.9%
Weesaw Township FD 272 27.2% 25.7% 8.1% -37.9%
Galien Twp FD 204 27% 33.8% 6.9% -57.9%
Hagar Township FD 0 0% 0% 0%
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