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)
Summary
701,871
Avg Incidents / Year
36.6%
EMS Share
11.1%
Fire Share
17.7%
False Alarm Rate
+30.6%
5-Year Trend
Philadelphia
Busiest County
| County ▲ | Population ▲ | Departments ▲ | 5-Year Incidents ▼ | Incidents / 1K / Yr ▲ | EMS % ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 1,602,305 | 1 | 486,519 | 60.7 | 44.8% |
| Allegheny | 1,249,907 | 228 | 411,157 | 65.8 | 31.3% |
| Adams | 103,797 | 97 | 181,999 | 350.7 | 32.8% |
| Luzerne | 325,461 | 72 | 133,913 | 82.3 | 46.3% |
| Westmoreland | 354,424 | 109 | 129,098 | 72.8 | 25.3% |
| Montgomery | 856,020 | 74 | 123,161 | 28.8 | 20.2% |
| Delaware | 576,366 | 54 | 111,211 | 38.6 | 21.6% |
| Lehigh | 373,891 | 37 | 108,898 | 58.3 | 39.5% |
| Erie | 270,695 | 34 | 106,386 | 78.6 | 69.2% |
| Beaver | 168,155 | 94 | 100,946 | 120.1 | 30.4% |
| Bucks | 646,216 | 53 | 92,112 | 28.5 | 21% |
| Northampton | 312,822 | 43 | 80,666 | 51.6 | 31% |
| York | 456,310 | 38 | 80,171 | 35.1 | 35.5% |
| Washington | 209,274 | 48 | 74,589 | 71.3 | 45.4% |
| Berks | 428,624 | 50 | 74,082 | 34.6 | 27.3% |
| Bedford | 47,550 | 39 | 67,345 | 283.3 | 33.3% |
| Dauphin | 286,115 | 42 | 66,255 | 46.3 | 21.6% |
| Armstrong | 65,530 | 62 | 60,848 | 185.7 | 27.4% |
| Lancaster | 552,633 | 54 | 56,510 | 20.5 | 35.7% |
| Lackawanna | 215,724 | 51 | 55,262 | 51.2 | 33.9% |
| Cumberland | 259,125 | 36 | 54,772 | 42.3 | 30.2% |
| Butler | 193,593 | 37 | 53,347 | 55.1 | 41.9% |
| Cambria | 133,467 | 51 | 51,018 | 76.5 | 36.3% |
| Lycoming | 114,105 | 30 | 40,415 | 70.8 | 45% |
| Chester | 534,152 | 34 | 40,002 | 15.0 | 31.7% |
| Lebanon | 143,188 | 38 | 39,082 | 54.6 | 29.1% |
| Schuylkill | 142,966 | 110 | 39,022 | 54.6 | 27.3% |
| Blair | 122,666 | 21 | 35,235 | 57.4 | 40.5% |
| Franklin | 155,896 | 18 | 34,809 | 44.7 | 36.6% |
| Venango | 50,453 | 19 | 33,669 | 133.5 | 61.8% |
| Lawrence | 86,035 | 20 | 31,108 | 72.3 | 59.7% |
| Union | 42,665 | 8 | 26,490 | 124.2 | 74.4% |
| Fayette | 128,759 | 27 | 26,022 | 40.4 | 40.2% |
| Monroe | 168,181 | 20 | 25,308 | 30.1 | 19.1% |
| Clinton | 37,434 | 22 | 23,634 | 126.3 | 40.7% |
| Clearfield | 80,509 | 31 | 23,616 | 58.7 | 29.8% |
| Northumberland | 91,636 | 36 | 23,463 | 51.2 | 38.3% |
| Crawford | 83,927 | 23 | 23,393 | 55.7 | 52.2% |
| Mercer | 110,623 | 15 | 21,542 | 38.9 | 52.5% |
| Warren | 38,587 | 20 | 21,244 | 110.1 | 65.6% |
| Somerset | 74,099 | 27 | 19,944 | 53.8 | 41.5% |
| Pike | 58,432 | 16 | 17,497 | 59.9 | 32.2% |
| Wayne | 51,146 | 19 | 15,083 | 59.0 | 40% |
| Carbon | 64,728 | 22 | 13,850 | 42.8 | 25.7% |
| Columbia | 64,676 | 24 | 13,440 | 41.6 | 32.6% |
| Bradford | 59,840 | 26 | 13,339 | 44.6 | 34.3% |
| Susquehanna | 38,411 | 19 | 13,072 | 68.1 | 38.3% |
| Indiana | 83,148 | 23 | 12,879 | 31.0 | 25.6% |
| Tioga | 41,034 | 16 | 10,910 | 53.2 | 57.4% |
| Mifflin | 46,143 | 23 | 10,891 | 47.2 | 33.2% |
| Clarion | 37,191 | 16 | 10,434 | 56.1 | 42.7% |
| Huntingdon | 44,088 | 17 | 9,995 | 45.3 | 36% |
| McKean | 40,379 | 19 | 9,480 | 47.0 | 38.1% |
| Snyder | 39,723 | 12 | 9,147 | 46.1 | 48.7% |
| Jefferson | 44,472 | 13 | 8,072 | 36.3 | 43.1% |
| Wyoming | 26,048 | 10 | 7,819 | 60.0 | 45.5% |
| Perry | 45,809 | 11 | 6,749 | 29.5 | 34.8% |
| Greene | 35,904 | 15 | 5,433 | 30.3 | 38.1% |
| Juniata | 23,482 | 9 | 5,241 | 44.6 | 31.7% |
| Sullivan | 5,840 | 9 | 5,108 | 174.9 | 62.4% |
| Elk | 30,973 | 9 | 4,934 | 31.9 | 42.2% |
| Centre | 158,157 | 8 | 4,922 | 6.2 | 29.8% |
| Potter | 16,396 | 9 | 4,235 | 51.7 | 42.4% |
| Montour | 18,104 | 6 | 3,316 | 36.6 | 37.5% |
| Fulton | 14,556 | 3 | 2,877 | 39.5 | 32.4% |
| Forest | 6,973 | 3 | 1,641 | 47.1 | 24.2% |
| Cameron | 4,535 | 3 | 727 | 32.1 | 46.4% |
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