McDowell, WV

County incident profile · 2020–2024

5,792
5-Year Incidents
16
Departments
19,078
Population
60.7
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
2,271 (39.2%)
Fire
1,035 (17.9%)
Good Intent
951 (16.4%)
Service Calls
760 (13.1%)
False Alarms
105 (1.8%)

Summary

1,158
Avg Incidents / Year
39.2%
EMS Share
17.9%
Fire Share
1.8%
False Alarm Rate
+32.6%
5-Year Trend
16
Departments
Showing 16 of 16
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Bradshaw VFD 913 17.1% 40.9% 0.7% +48.1%
Welch Vol Fire Det 775 17.2% 32.1% 6.5% +220.5%
Iaeger VFD 581 14.8% 51.3% 1% +12.1%
War VFD 544 19.3% 25.7% 2.2% +77.5%
Anawalt VFD 532 13% 41.9% 1.3% +16.3%
Gary VFD 424 12% 34.2% 1.2% -49.5%
Northfork VFD 420 14.5% 40.7% 1% -66.7%
Kimball VFD 396 16.4% 33.1% 2.5% +85%
Berwind VFD 387 19.1% 49.4% 0.5% +54.5%
Raysal VFD 340 37.9% 47.6% 0% -15.5%
Davy VFD 178 21.9% 31.5% 0% +35.5%
Keystone VFD 162 27.8% 48.1% 1.9% +12.9%
Coalwoodcaretta VFD 97 18.6% 44.3% 0% +25%
Roderfield VFD 43 9.3% 25.6% 0% +833.3%
Mcdowell VFD 0 0% 0% 0%
Panther VFD 0 0% 0% 0%
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