Wake, NC

County incident profile · 2020–2024

490,553
5-Year Incidents
27
Departments
1,128,357
Population
86.9
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
291,479 (59.4%)
Good Intent
74,223 (15.1%)
False Alarms
60,621 (12.4%)
Service Calls
34,711 (7.1%)
Fire
11,048 (2.3%)

Summary

98,111
Avg Incidents / Year
59.4%
EMS Share
2.3%
Fire Share
12.4%
False Alarm Rate
+45.8%
5-Year Trend
27
Departments
Showing 27 of 27
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Raleigh Fire Department 201,970 0.6% 61% 12.6% +20.2%
Cary Fire Department 61,916 2.2% 58.4% 15.4% +88.7%
Station 1 31,894 2.9% 63.5% 9.5% +51.1%
Wake Forest Fire Dept 26,087 2.8% 60.7% 13.4% +64.5%
Apex Fire Department 20,319 2.6% 52.5% 12.9% +73%
Fuquayvarina Fire Department 19,852 4% 60.9% 12.5% +63.6%
Knightdale Public Safety Stati 17,879 4.1% 63.3% 9.3% +164.8%
Morrisville Fire Rescue 13,873 2.2% 46.5% 17.6% +117.4%
Holly Springs Fire Department 13,627 3.7% 52.2% 16.3% +42.6%
Wendell Fire Department 11,831 5.3% 60.8% 9% +67.7%
Cleveland Fire Department 10,194 5.7% 63.8% 10.2% +46.1%
Main Station 10,135 3.8% 68.3% 8.3% +33.6%
Station 1 7,622 6.4% 53% 11.8% +108%
Rdu Airport Authority 7,415 1.2% 57.4% 4.1% +145.7%
Bay Leaf Vol Fire Department 6,694 4.3% 50.5% 14.5% +68.5%
Durham Highway Fire Department 5,901 4.2% 45.3% 11.6% +41.3%
Rolesville Fire Department 5,008 4.6% 60.1% 10.1% +63.2%
Swift Creek Fire Department 4,576 4.5% 57.1% 8% +72.7%
Western Wake Fire Dept 4,204 3.3% 47.3% 11% +97.3%
Wake New Hope Station 1 2,847 7.1% 58.8% 5.4% -38.1%
Corinthholder Fire Department 2,444 7.2% 66.3% 7.3% +51.6%
Hopkins Rural Fire Department 1,785 10.5% 57.6% 3.2% +123.8%
Pilot Fire and Rescue 1,498 9.7% 63.8% 6.2% +22.9%
Knightdale Station 2 982 2% 61.7% 5.1%
Apex VFD 0 0% 0% 0%
Stony Hill Fire Department 0 0% 0% 0%
Falls Fire Department 0 0% 0% 0%
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