Wilkes, NC

County incident profile · 2020–2024

11,948
5-Year Incidents
17
Departments
65,928
Population
36.2
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
7,887 (66%)
Good Intent
1,026 (8.6%)
False Alarms
972 (8.1%)
Fire
783 (6.6%)
Service Calls
513 (4.3%)

Summary

2,390
Avg Incidents / Year
66%
EMS Share
6.6%
Fire Share
8.1%
False Alarm Rate
-11.4%
5-Year Trend
17
Departments
Showing 17 of 17
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Wilkesboro Fire Department Sta 2,994 3.6% 70.1% 9.4% +200.8%
Broadway Fire Dept 2,655 7.3% 67.2% 7.8% +208.3%
Mulberryfairplains VFD 2,414 6.7% 70.2% 5.7% +14.1%
Millers Creek Volunteer Fire d 1,583 7% 69.1% 10.4% +66.9%
Station 41 1,171 10.3% 48.8% 9.6% +76.7%
North Wilkesboro Fire Dept 530 2.3% 56.8% 4%
Moravian Falls VFD 210 10.5% 62.4% 11.4%
Roaring River VFD 152 15.1% 55.9% 8.6%
Traphill VFD 148 7.4% 58.1% 4.7%
Wilbar VFD 67 20.9% 38.8% 7.5%
Boomer 10 30% 70% 0%
Knotville VFD 7 28.6% 71.4% 0%
Ferguson VFD 5 0% 40% 0%
Ronda Community Vol Fire Dept 2 0% 50% 0%
Goshen VFD 0 0% 0% 0%
Mcgrady Fire Department 0 0% 0% 0%
Shepards VFD 0 0% 0% 0%
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