Mecklenburg, NC

County incident profile · 2020–2024

312,895
5-Year Incidents
14
Departments
1,114,693
Population
56.1
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
181,603 (58%)
Good Intent
50,077 (16%)
False Alarms
36,236 (11.6%)
Service Calls
29,326 (9.4%)
Fire
5,536 (1.8%)

Summary

62,579
Avg Incidents / Year
58%
EMS Share
1.8%
Fire Share
11.6%
False Alarm Rate
+139.8%
5-Year Trend
14
Departments
Showing 14 of 14
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Charlotte Fire Department 236,553 1.4% 59.1% 11.9% +164.2%
Huntersville Vol Fire Dept 18,592 2.1% 57.1% 11.2% +200.4%
Mint Hill Fire Department 12,721 2.5% 51.4% 8% +9.9%
Pineville Fire Rescue 11,343 2.3% 58.6% 12.7% -46.8%
West Mecklenburg VFD 8,168 3.6% 58.5% 5.6% +28%
Matthewsmorning Star Voluntee 7,074 4% 62.6% 16.2% +15.7%
Steele Creek VFD 6,343 4.3% 48.6% 13.6% +50.7%
Idlewild VFD 4,887 2.4% 55.1% 8.6% +180.6%
Robinson Fire Department 2,663 3.2% 33.7% 7.6% +122.6%
Long Creek Volunteer Fire Depa 2,414 4.1% 58.5% 8.7% +89.9%
Carolina Fire Department 2,136 3% 28.5% 12.8% +80.9%
Cooks Comm VFD 1 0% 100% 0%
Gilead Fire and Rescue 0 0% 0% 0%
Mallard Creek Vol Fire Depart 0 0% 0% 0%
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