Albany, NY

County incident profile · 2020–2024

153,206
5-Year Incidents
38
Departments
314,684
Population
97.4
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
87,086 (56.8%)
False Alarms
27,427 (17.9%)
Good Intent
18,538 (12.1%)
Service Calls
8,342 (5.4%)
Fire
4,061 (2.7%)

Summary

30,641
Avg Incidents / Year
56.8%
EMS Share
2.7%
Fire Share
17.9%
False Alarm Rate
+43.4%
5-Year Trend
38
Departments
Showing 38 of 38
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Albany Fire Department 88,019 1.2% 68.1% 13.7% +77.5%
Cohoes Fire Department 16,508 1.8% 74.3% 10.1% +17.5%
Watervliet Fire Department 7,910 0.5% 77.7% 5.4% +7450%
Latham Fire Department 4,827 5.8% 33.5% 36.2% -39%
Shaker Rdloudonville Fire Dpt 3,901 3.7% 23.6% 40.7% -0.3%
Fuller Road Fire Department 2,114 6% 4% 43.5% +26.6%
Green Island Fire Dept 2,038 1.1% 59% 6.2% +1618.2%
Elsmere Fire Department 1,921 4.9% 8.5% 34.6% +15.2%
Albany County Airport 1,893 1.3% 43.6% 20.4% +73.3%
Delmar Fire Department 1,875 2% 7.6% 29.4% -11.8%
Verdoy Fire Department 1,819 6.3% 8.9% 55.6% -89.6%
Bought Community Fire Dept 1,727 18.6% 18.2% 38.9% +18.6%
West Albany Fire Department 1,690 9% 8.5% 15.9% -8.1%
Colonie Fire Department 1,591 7.8% 11.4% 32.1% +6.7%
Westmere Fire Department 1,571 14% 5.4% 44.4% -82.5%
Midway Fire Department 1,563 6.8% 12.2% 36.1% -9.6%
Slingerlands Fire Department 1,133 9.4% 6.4% 34.2% -81.9%
Guilderland Fire Department 1,129 10.2% 4.8% 34.9% +19.1%
Menands Fire Department 1,079 9.3% 13.5% 31% +30.1%
Selkirk Fire Department 1,053 0.9% 14.2% 28.6% -70.4%
Maplewood Fire Department 978 4.8% 43.3% 19.5% -14.6%
North Bethlehem Fire Dept 964 13.6% 35.2% 24.9% -36.1%
Onesquethaw Fire Dept 962 4.7% 68.3% 5.1% -48.1%
Mckownville Fire Department 904 5.8% 4.1% 61.4% -99.5%
Schuyler Heights Fire Dept 885 2.7% 14.4% 31.6% -81.4%
Guilderland Center Fire Dept 469 12.8% 5.8% 40.7% +28.7%
Coeymans Fire Department 419 9.3% 20% 17.9% +6450%
Altamont Fire Department 384 11.2% 4.9% 50% +5.5%
Berne Fire Department 337 10.1% 35.3% 17.8% +1533.3%
New Salem Fire Department 303 4.3% 21.5% 35% +303.6%
Coeymanshollow Fire Dept 299 8.7% 57.9% 4.7% +5300%
Westerlo Fire Department 242 1.7% 21.9% 15.3% +708.3%
Ravena Fire Department 191 1% 16.8% 15.7% +350%
Voorheesville Fire Department 190 11.6% 9.5% 40.5% +112.5%
Knox Fire Department 145 8.3% 37.9% 15.9% +1766.7%
Rensselaerville Fire Dept 142 7% 12.7% 15.5% +1850%
Medusa Fire Department 19 5.3% 26.3% 21.1% -75%
Trivillage Fire Department 12 0% 0% 16.7%
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