Burke, NC

County incident profile · 2020–2024

30,007
5-Year Incidents
17
Departments
87,532
Population
68.6
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
20,129 (67.1%)
Fire
2,621 (8.7%)
False Alarms
2,325 (7.7%)
Good Intent
1,912 (6.4%)
Service Calls
1,558 (5.2%)

Summary

6,001
Avg Incidents / Year
67.1%
EMS Share
8.7%
Fire Share
7.7%
False Alarm Rate
+25.8%
5-Year Trend
17
Departments
Showing 17 of 17
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Triple Community Fire Dept 4,080 7.6% 77.6% 2.9% +20.1%
Morganton Dept of Public Safet 3,388 11.4% 22.3% 33.8% +69.8%
West End VFD 3,200 9.5% 73.4% 3.7% +135.7%
Valdese Fire Department 3,148 4.4% 72.5% 7.5% +46.5%
George Hildebran 2,836 8.2% 65.8% 4.4% +49.5%
Oak Hil Fire Protection Assoc 2,478 8.1% 77.8% 4.8% +50%
Brendletown Fire Protection 2,318 12.1% 72.1% 4.4% +67%
Grover Rural VFD 1,845 13.8% 51.8% 7.8% +702.2%
Burke Rescue Squadron 1,550 0% 98.5% 0.1% +41%
Glen Alpine VFD 1,324 6% 76.9% 2.8% -40.2%
Drexel Fire Department 1,119 13.3% 74% 4.5% +60.3%
Chesterfield Fire Rescue 881 12.6% 62.2% 5.6% -16.2%
Icard Township Fire Rescue 695 4.6% 72.8% 5.9%
Enola Vol Fire Dept 591 12.7% 60.2% 3.2% -39.7%
Salem Fire and Rescue 324 13.3% 64.5% 6.2%
South Mountains VFD 187 7% 75.9% 0.5%
Lake James Community VFD 43 18.6% 46.5% 7%
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