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
835,367
Avg Incidents / Year
69.7%
EMS Share
2.4%
Fire Share
6.6%
False Alarm Rate
+21.1%
5-Year Trend
Fairfax
Busiest County
| County ▲ | Population ▲ | Departments ▲ | 5-Year Incidents ▼ | Incidents / 1K / Yr ▲ | EMS % ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax | 1,148,223 | 1 | 493,181 | 85.9 | 70.4% |
| Newport News | 186,209 | 12 | 265,050 | 284.7 | 71.9% |
| Chesterfield | 364,108 | 1 | 231,968 | 127.4 | 71.8% |
| NA | — | 1 | 208,839 | — | 69.6% |
| Henrico | 334,329 | 23 | 204,407 | 122.3 | 76.8% |
| Virginia Beach | 458,853 | 17 | 184,874 | 80.6 | 62.6% |
| Norfolk | 237,884 | 2 | 178,852 | 150.4 | 72.8% |
| Roanoke | 96,902 | 15 | 171,494 | 354.0 | 81.8% |
| Chesapeake | 249,270 | 1 | 147,252 | 118.1 | 79.1% |
| Hampton | 137,063 | 1 | 131,911 | 192.5 | 74.4% |
| Loudoun | 418,601 | 14 | 131,392 | 62.8 | 69.4% |
| Richmond | 8,918 | 2 | 122,296 | 2,742.7 | 53.5% |
| Alexandria | 159,467 | 1 | 109,529 | 137.4 | 57.5% |
| Portsmouth | 97,881 | 1 | 94,832 | 193.8 | 71.9% |
| Stafford | 156,513 | 10 | 85,957 | 109.8 | 69.7% |
| Suffolk | 94,179 | 5 | 69,008 | 146.5 | 74.2% |
| Frederick | 91,336 | 11 | 54,024 | 118.3 | 79.2% |
| James City | 78,221 | 1 | 53,448 | 136.7 | 65.4% |
| Lynchburg | 78,993 | 9 | 48,120 | 121.8 | 82.1% |
| King George | 26,676 | 5 | 44,689 | 335.1 | 69.9% |
| Shenandoah | 44,182 | 11 | 44,306 | 200.6 | 70.5% |
| Bedford | 79,441 | 10 | 42,524 | 107.1 | 74.7% |
| Hanover | 109,963 | 12 | 38,967 | 70.9 | 61.1% |
| Accomack | 33,367 | 15 | 37,533 | 225.0 | 71.6% |
| Pittsylvania | 60,500 | 23 | 36,828 | 121.7 | 71.3% |
| Albemarle | 112,239 | 9 | 36,506 | 65.1 | 51.6% |
| Fauquier | 72,947 | 14 | 34,895 | 95.7 | 79.7% |
| Danville | 42,567 | 2 | 34,673 | 162.9 | 62.3% |
| Manassas | 42,763 | 2 | 32,497 | 152.0 | 64.6% |
| Henry | 50,948 | 8 | 28,417 | 111.6 | 79.6% |
| Winchester | 28,110 | 6 | 28,126 | 200.1 | 77.9% |
| Orange | 36,205 | 6 | 26,985 | 149.1 | 81.6% |
| Charlottesville | 46,443 | 1 | 26,952 | 116.1 | 66.2% |
| Harrisonburg | 51,814 | 8 | 25,178 | 97.2 | 56.8% |
| Hopewell | 22,982 | 1 | 25,168 | 219.0 | 83.2% |
| Augusta | 77,457 | 16 | 23,806 | 61.5 | 43.4% |
| Salem | 25,346 | 2 | 23,120 | 182.4 | 83% |
| Arlington | 238,619 | 3 | 22,436 | 18.8 | 56.1% |
| Colonial Heights | 18,163 | 1 | 22,393 | 246.6 | 73% |
| Smyth | 29,780 | 7 | 20,602 | 138.4 | 80.2% |
| Rockingham | 83,694 | 12 | 20,165 | 48.2 | 42.5% |
| Botetourt | 33,548 | 7 | 19,993 | 119.2 | 85.2% |
| Fredericksburg | 27,967 | 2 | 19,230 | 137.5 | 69.2% |
| Warren | 40,715 | 9 | 18,722 | 92.0 | 74.2% |
| Goochland | 24,727 | 7 | 18,659 | 150.9 | 76.7% |
| New Kent | 22,940 | 3 | 18,194 | 158.6 | 68.8% |
| Louisa | 37,590 | 8 | 17,800 | 94.7 | 75.5% |
| Bristol | 17,217 | 1 | 17,266 | 200.6 | 79% |
| Staunton | 25,738 | 3 | 16,610 | 129.1 | 45.1% |
| Wythe | 28,279 | 6 | 16,374 | 115.8 | 83.5% |
| Rockbridge | 22,631 | 11 | 16,026 | 141.6 | 66.6% |
| Franklin | 54,455 | 11 | 14,823 | 54.4 | 76.3% |
| Williamsburg | 15,425 | 1 | 14,278 | 185.1 | 64.7% |
| Prince George | 42,930 | 6 | 14,134 | 65.8 | 73.2% |
| Carroll | 29,155 | 4 | 13,220 | 90.7 | 83.3% |
| Washington | 53,894 | 9 | 12,480 | 46.3 | 58.7% |
| Gloucester | 38,711 | 2 | 11,903 | 61.5 | 77.4% |
| Franklin | 8,180 | 2 | 11,646 | 284.7 | 82.1% |
| Manassas Park | 17,219 | 1 | 9,652 | 112.1 | 65.1% |
| Mecklenburg | 30,027 | 8 | 9,411 | 62.7 | 26.4% |
| Campbell | 55,696 | 9 | 9,306 | 33.4 | 38.7% |
| NA | — | 1 | 9,157 | — | 84.5% |
| Clarke | 14,780 | 4 | 8,778 | 118.8 | 76.3% |
| Waynesboro | 22,195 | 1 | 8,702 | 78.4 | 49.8% |
| Caroline | 30,855 | 7 | 8,361 | 54.2 | 69.5% |
| Petersburg | 33,446 | 1 | 7,973 | 47.7 | 46.3% |
| Fairfax | 24,146 | 1 | 7,660 | 63.4 | 63.6% |
| Prince Edward | 21,274 | 6 | 7,507 | 70.6 | 40% |
| Montgomery | 99,701 | 6 | 7,146 | 14.3 | 26.4% |
| King William | 17,810 | 4 | 6,924 | 77.8 | 77% |
| Culpeper | 52,534 | 8 | 6,174 | 23.5 | 33.3% |
| Fluvanna | 27,249 | 5 | 5,798 | 42.6 | 43% |
| Poquoson | 12,460 | 1 | 5,734 | 92.0 | 67.2% |
| Patrick | 17,604 | 10 | 5,733 | 65.1 | 56.7% |
| NA | — | 1 | 5,648 | — | 83.3% |
| Halifax | 34,002 | 11 | 5,588 | 32.9 | 63.7% |
| Westmoreland | 18,477 | 4 | 5,527 | 59.8 | 45.7% |
| Charles City | 6,773 | 2 | 5,458 | 161.2 | 75.6% |
| Amherst | 31,300 | 3 | 5,371 | 34.3 | 38.1% |
| NA | — | 1 | 5,053 | — | 38% |
| Isle of Wight | 38,586 | 6 | 4,930 | 25.6 | 63.6% |
| Rappahannock | 7,327 | 6 | 4,785 | 130.6 | 56% |
| King and Queen | 6,602 | 4 | 4,734 | 143.4 | 79.9% |
| Nottoway | 15,638 | 3 | 4,053 | 51.8 | 66% |
| Page | 23,698 | 3 | 4,038 | 34.1 | 36.5% |
| Southampton | 17,985 | 8 | 3,670 | 40.8 | 68.4% |
| Powhatan | 30,304 | 5 | 3,639 | 24.0 | 69.4% |
| Lunenburg | 11,930 | 3 | 3,409 | 57.2 | 79.5% |
| Pulaski | 33,795 | 9 | 3,308 | 19.6 | 41.5% |
| Alleghany | 15,205 | 7 | 3,290 | 43.3 | 58.1% |
| Wise | 36,104 | 7 | 3,106 | 17.2 | 50.9% |
| Greene | 20,552 | 3 | 2,808 | 27.3 | 20.6% |
| Martinsville | 13,485 | 1 | 2,590 | 38.4 | 23.7% |
| Galax | 6,720 | 1 | 2,501 | 74.4 | 21.2% |
| Scott | 21,551 | 7 | 2,434 | 22.6 | 43.1% |
| Sussex | 10,829 | 5 | 2,419 | 44.7 | 59.1% |
| Tazewell | 40,399 | 17 | 2,265 | 11.2 | 45.9% |
| Nelson | 14,738 | 7 | 2,237 | 30.4 | 25% |
| Floyd | 15,470 | 4 | 2,176 | 28.1 | 5.8% |
| Giles | 16,775 | 8 | 2,159 | 25.7 | 58.5% |
| Brunswick | 15,846 | 7 | 1,978 | 25.0 | 36.6% |
| Lexington | 7,320 | 1 | 1,917 | 52.4 | 27.8% |
| Appomattox | 16,119 | 2 | 1,745 | 21.7 | 28.5% |
| Norton | 3,687 | 1 | 1,502 | 81.5 | 47.7% |
| Radford | 16,070 | 1 | 1,473 | 18.3 | 22.3% |
| Cumberland | 9,675 | 3 | 1,427 | 29.5 | 10.1% |
| Amelia | 13,265 | 5 | 1,361 | 20.5 | 40.3% |
| Grayson | 15,333 | 6 | 1,267 | 16.5 | 76.7% |
| Buckingham | 16,804 | 4 | 1,163 | 13.8 | 32% |
| Buchanan | 20,340 | 10 | 1,083 | 10.6 | 54.7% |
| Madison | 13,837 | 1 | 1,072 | 15.5 | 33.4% |
| Middlesex | 10,607 | 4 | 1,032 | 19.5 | 31.4% |
| Lee | 22,166 | 9 | 692 | 6.2 | 50.7% |
| Bland | 6,270 | 7 | 667 | 21.3 | 35.7% |
| Essex | 10,595 | 2 | 642 | 12.1 | 45.6% |
| Mathews | 8,533 | 1 | 468 | 11.0 | 44% |
| Craig | 4,883 | 5 | 402 | 16.5 | 43% |
| Surry | 6,561 | 3 | 302 | 9.2 | 34.1% |
| Lancaster | 10,919 | 4 | 204 | 3.7 | 46.6% |
| Buena Vista | 6,641 | 1 | 190 | 5.7 | 29.5% |
| Dickenson | 14,122 | 4 | 181 | 2.6 | 49.2% |
| Russell | 25,778 | 7 | 111 | 0.9 | 35.1% |
| Emporia | 5,749 | 1 | 89 | 3.1 | 49.4% |
| Charlotte | 11,522 | 7 | 60 | 1.0 | 13.3% |
| Highland | 2,232 | 5 | 18 | 1.6 | 44.4% |
| Northampton | 12,215 | 5 | 16 | 0.3 | 6.2% |
| Northumberland | 11,831 | 2 | 2 | — | 0% |
| Bath | 4,209 | 4 | 0 | — | 0% |
| Dinwiddie | 27,925 | 6 | 0 | — | 0% |
| Prince William | 481,359 | 11 | 0 | — | 0% |
| Spotsylvania | 139,768 | 10 | 0 | — | 0% |
| Falls Church | 14,658 | 1 | 0 | — | 0% |
| Roanoke | 99,966 | 67 | 0 | — | 0% |
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