Watauga, NC

County incident profile · 2020–2024

17,761
5-Year Incidents
8
Departments
54,000
Population
65.8
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
8,766 (49.4%)
False Alarms
2,831 (15.9%)
Good Intent
2,719 (15.3%)
Service Calls
1,960 (11%)
Fire
646 (3.6%)

Summary

3,552
Avg Incidents / Year
49.4%
EMS Share
3.6%
Fire Share
15.9%
False Alarm Rate
+131.9%
5-Year Trend
8
Departments
Showing 8 of 8
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Boone Fire 9,326 3.1% 45.6% 18.8% +204.6%
Blowing Rock Fire Department 3,692 2.3% 48.8% 16.4% +341%
Beech Mountain VFD 1,363 2.6% 62.9% 9% +54.2%
Foscoe VFD 1,178 1.9% 44.9% 17.7% +167.5%
Deep Gap VFD 971 10.2% 58.5% 6.1% +71.5%
Zionville VFD 953 10.5% 66.2% 5.1% +444.4%
Banner Elk Fire Department 229 3.9% 51.1% 9.2%
Shawneehaw VFD 49 6.1% 18.4% 24.5%
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