San Luis Obispo, CA

County incident profile · 2021–2025

155,030
5-Year Incidents
20
Departments
280,370
Population
110.6
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
101,271 (65.3%)
Good Intent
20,839 (13.4%)
Service Calls
17,687 (11.4%)
False Alarms
7,377 (4.8%)
Fire
4,014 (2.6%)

5-Year Trends

Total Incidents

By Incident Type

Key Metrics

31,006
Avg Incidents / Year
65.3%
EMS Share
2.6%
Fire Share
4.8%
False Alarm Rate
+46.5%
5-Year Trend
20
Departments

Departments

Showing 20 of 20
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
San Luis Obispo Cfd 36,264 2.1% 64.3% 3.8% +17.6%
San Luis Obispo FD 35,068 2% 64.6% 6.4% +18.9%
Paso Robles FD 23,603 3.2% 67.2% 4.6% +16.6%
Atascadero FD 17,186 2.7% 64% 3.4% -3.2%
Five Cities Fire Authority 8,933 2% 69.6% 3.9%
Morro Bay FD 8,543 1.8% 68.5% 6.6% +1009.1%
Pismo Beach FD 8,005 1.5% 70% 5.6% +8.4%
South Bay Fpd 6,731 0.8% 73.5% 2.6% +12.1%
Cambria Csd FD 4,407 1.1% 57.8% 5.2% +7.9%
Templeton FD 3,817 4.3% 61.3% 6.7% +298.1%
Cdfsan Luis Obispo 1,498 39.2% 18.2% 2.7% -36.8%
Santa Margarita VFD 486 9.3% 58.2% 4.1% +503.6%
Avila Beach Fpd 454 1.3% 69.6% 6.4% +2%
San Miguel Csd 35 5.7% 88.6% 0%
University 0 0% 0% 0%
Oceano Csdfire 0 0% 0% 0%
Cayucos Fpd 0 0% 0% 0%
Grover Beach FD 0 0% 0% 0%
Atascadero State Hospital FD 0 0% 0% 0%
Arroyo Grande FD 0 0% 0% 0%
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