Milwaukee, WI

County incident profile · 2020–2024

664,641
5-Year Incidents
17
Departments
939,336
Population
141.5
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
523,382 (78.7%)
False Alarms
48,076 (7.2%)
Service Calls
35,753 (5.4%)
Good Intent
30,225 (4.5%)
Fire
9,776 (1.5%)

Summary

132,928
Avg Incidents / Year
78.7%
EMS Share
1.5%
Fire Share
7.2%
False Alarm Rate
+42.7%
5-Year Trend
17
Departments
Showing 17 of 17
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Milwaukee Fire Dept 445,060 1.4% 81.4% 6.5% +34.4%
North Shore Fire Dept 47,366 1.6% 76.3% 11.6% +43%
Wauwatosa Fire Dept 36,606 1.8% 63.9% 8.4% +55.3%
Greenfield Fire Dept 34,254 0.9% 72.9% 5% +56.6%
West Allis Fire Dept 31,863 1.1% 80.4% 8.5% +236.6%
Oak Creek Fire Dept 23,315 1.4% 80.2% 6.7% +38.3%
South Milwaukee Fire Dept 13,388 0.7% 83.2% 3.8% -89.3%
Greendale Fire Dept 11,863 1.6% 81.4% 4.1% +429.1%
Hales Corners Fire Dept 7,393 1.8% 80.9% 8.7% +45%
Franklin Fire Dept 7,177 4.6% 40.8% 25.1% +450.5%
Milwaukee County Fire Dept 3,211 1.3% 63.2% 7.9% +84.4%
St Francis Fire Dept 2,078 8% 21.3% 24.2% +23.7%
Cudahy Fire Dept 1,067 11.5% 14.7% 33.7% +179.4%
128th Refuel Wing FD Wiair Natl Guardgen Mitch 0 0% 0% 0%
Ia West Milwaukee Fire Dept 0 0% 0% 0%
Ia Milwaukee Dept Neighborhood Srvc 0 0% 0% 0%
Ia Tower Automotive Ind FD 0 0% 0% 0%
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