DeKalb, AL

County incident profile · 2021–2025

18,146
5-Year Incidents
22
Departments
71,379
Population
50.8
Incidents / 1K / Yr
Data disclaimer: Based on the NFIRS Public Data Release (2021–2025). 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 (2021–2025)

EMS / Rescue
12,372 (68.2%)
Fire
2,006 (11.1%)
Service Calls
1,228 (6.8%)
Good Intent
947 (5.2%)
False Alarms
879 (4.8%)

5-Year Trends

Total Incidents

By Incident Type

Key Metrics

3,629
Avg Incidents / Year
68.2%
EMS Share
11.1%
Fire Share
4.8%
False Alarm Rate
+53.9%
5-Year Trend
22
Departments

Departments

Showing 22 of 22
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Fort Payne FD 9,124 3.8% 83% 6.7% +39.8%
Rainsville FD 3,370 5.6% 69.9% 3.7% -2.6%
Collinsville VFD 949 24% 29.1% 4.5% +51.9%
Crossville VFD 911 38.9% 27.2% 2.4% +41.2%
Sylvania VFD 631 15.4% 53.6% 1%
Kilpatrick VFD 579 21.6% 62.5% 1% -29.4%
Henagar VFD 568 40% 31% 2.1% +201.6%
Dogtown VFD 443 12.4% 83.1% 0% -90.9%
Fyffe VFD 364 34.9% 36% 4.4% -59.7%
Geraldine VFD 266 40.2% 31.6% 3%
Hammondville VFD 238 22.3% 44.1% 0.4% -28.6%
Adamsburg VFD 221 13.1% 62.4% 0.5% +216.7%
Mentone VFD 214 11.7% 27.1% 11.2% +47.6%
Brilliant FD 122 9% 76.2% 0%
Valley Head VFD 62 25.8% 35.5% 1.6% +4300%
Powell VFD 42 9.5% 73.8% 0%
Pine Ridge VFD 33 39.4% 27.3% 0%
Peaks Corner VFD 9 11.1% 22.2% 0%
Blake VFD 0 0% 0% 0%
Tricommunity VFD 0 0% 0% 0%
North Lookout Mtn VFD 0 0% 0% 0%
Black Creek VFD 0 0% 0% 0%
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