Nebraska

Statewide incident profile · 2020–2024

447,162
5-Year Incidents
477
Departments
93
Counties
2M
Population
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
325,467 (72.8%)
False Alarms
34,788 (7.8%)
Good Intent
28,795 (6.4%)
Fire
22,645 (5.1%)
Service Calls
16,617 (3.7%)

Summary

89,432
Avg Incidents / Year
72.8%
EMS Share
5.1%
Fire Share
7.8%
False Alarm Rate
+150.6%
5-Year Trend
Douglas
Busiest County
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County Population Departments 5-Year Incidents Incidents / 1K / Yr EMS %
Douglas 584,427 9 150,115 51.4 75.6%
Lancaster 322,200 12 84,608 52.5 69.4%
Sarpy 190,379 4 43,276 45.5 73.5%
Hall 62,826 6 33,542 106.8 78.1%
Lincoln 34,647 7 20,922 120.8 70.9%
Scotts Bluff 36,060 9 19,108 106.0 70.1%
Dodge 37,166 10 18,937 101.9 87.5%
Adams 31,199 6 14,242 91.3 69.3%
Gage 21,684 11 10,961 101.1 88.4%
Red Willow 10,698 6 6,639 124.1 82.5%
Dakota 21,545 4 5,833 54.1 79.7%
York 14,106 7 5,792 82.1 83.5%
Hamilton 9,418 6 5,263 111.8 84.4%
Box Butte 10,810 2 3,527 65.3 82.3%
Buffalo 50,007 8 2,996 12.0 26%
Madison 35,573 6 2,205 12.4 7.9%
Cass 26,592 14 1,815 13.7 59.1%
Kearney 6,685 3 1,733 51.8 80.6%
Platte 34,261 7 1,493 8.7 80%
Otoe 15,885 8 1,366 17.2 51%
Cheyenne 9,468 5 1,253 26.5 24.6%
Saunders 22,262 13 1,181 10.6 32.5%
Washington 20,857 6 753 7.2 51.5%
Cuming 9,013 4 465 10.3 34.6%
Custer 10,530 10 449 8.5 20%
Wayne 9,697 4 449 9.3 14.9%
Saline 14,291 8 399 5.6 22.8%
Cherry 5,430 6 344 12.7 21.5%
Clay 6,099 8 340 11.1 30.9%
Burt 6,722 5 334 9.9 17.7%
Thurston 6,766 5 316 9.3 13.6%
Morrill 4,555 3 310 13.6 16.8%
Knox 8,383 7 304 7.3 29.6%
Banner 670 1 300 89.6 46.7%
Dawson 24,096 7 292 2.4 30.5%
Franklin 2,889 7 291 20.1 20.3%
Pierce 7,312 5 289 7.9 31.5%
Jefferson 7,240 7 274 7.6 0%
Phelps 8,968 4 272 6.1 29.8%
Dawes 8,197 2 248 6.1 18.5%
Seward 17,577 11 248 2.8 8.5%
Thayer 5,017 11 237 9.4 13.1%
Cedar 8,361 8 228 5.5 38.2%
Webster 3,393 4 216 12.7 24.5%
Boone 5,372 5 208 7.7 35.1%
Perkins 2,858 4 193 13.5 0%
Furnas 4,634 7 184 7.9 11.4%
Sheridan 5,124 4 181 7.1 26%
Polk 5,214 4 172 6.6 75.6%
Colfax 10,575 4 161 3.0 33.5%
Merrick 7,660 5 149 3.9 29.5%
Richardson 7,871 9 140 3.6 7.1%
Stanton 5,834 2 137 4.7 15.3%
Holt 10,118 8 136 2.7 11.8%
Dixon 5,606 7 131 4.7 10.7%
Butler 8,354 9 119 2.8 23.5%
Nance 3,373 3 114 6.8 23.7%
Nemaha 7,072 7 101 2.9 15.8%
Valley 4,059 3 95 4.7 1.1%
Brown 2,898 4 90 6.2 16.7%
Nuckolls 4,090 5 77 3.8 23.4%
Antelope 6,295 7 70 2.2 1.4%
Sherman 2,959 5 64 4.3 17.2%
Johnson 5,288 4 61 2.3 21.3%
Howard 6,475 6 56 1.7 23.2%
Fillmore 5,541 7 48 1.7 39.6%
Grant 610 1 34 11.1 11.8%
Greeley 2,188 4 32 2.9 28.1%
Arthur 434 1 31 14.3 6.5%
Gosper 1,893 1 30 3.2 10%
Garfield 1,813 1 28 3.1 10.7%
Blaine 431 3 24 11.1 8.3%
Boyd 1,810 5 23 2.5 26.1%
McPherson 399 1 23 11.5 0%
Kimball 3,432 3 18 1.0 16.7%
Hitchcock 2,616 4 16 1.2 6.2%
Wheeler 774 2 14 3.6 14.3%
Pawnee 2,535 5 13 1.0 7.7%
Sioux 1,135 1 12 2.1 16.7%
Garden 1,874 3 8 0.9 25%
Deuel 1,838 2 2 0.2 0%
Harlan 3,070 4 2 0.1 0%
Chase 3,884 3 0 0%
Dundy 1,654 2 0 0%
Frontier 2,519 3 0 0%
Hayes 856 1 0 0%
Hooker 711 1 0 0%
Keith 8,319 4 0 0%
Keya Paha 757 1 0 0%
Logan 716 1 0 0%
Loup 593 1 0 0%
Rock 1,262 2 0 0%
Thomas 669 2 0 0%
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