San Mateo, CA

County incident profile · 2021–2025

402,987
5-Year Incidents
24
Departments
763,661
Population
105.5
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
257,917 (64%)
Good Intent
50,915 (12.6%)
Service Calls
33,097 (8.2%)
False Alarms
29,222 (7.3%)
Fire
7,779 (1.9%)

5-Year Trends

Total Incidents

By Incident Type

Key Metrics

80,597
Avg Incidents / Year
64%
EMS Share
1.9%
Fire Share
7.3%
False Alarm Rate
-9.6%
5-Year Trend
24
Departments

Departments

Showing 24 of 24
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
San Mateo Cfd 73,292 1.4% 68.2% 7% +11.7%
Redwood City FD 71,823 2.5% 60.9% 6.7% -6.2%
North Co Fire Authority 66,991 1.7% 68% 5.7% +5.4%
Menlo Park Fpd 48,902 1.6% 60% 8.7% +2.6%
South San Francisco FD 45,666 2.3% 66.3% 8.3% -3.9%
Central County FD 34,004 1.6% 64.1% 9% +20.8%
San Bruno FD 22,819 1.9% 62.3% 6.6% -4.7%
Half Moon Bay Fpd 13,335 1% 62% 7.6% +8.2%
San Mateo County Fire Dept 11,488 1.9% 59.9% 6.1% +23.5%
Colma Fpd 5,890 3.4% 70.8% 6.5% -6.5%
Woodside Fpd 5,257 2.3% 45.9% 12.2% -99.8%
Kings Mtn Vfb 1,681 4.2% 26.2% 3.6% -3.9%
La Honda Fire Brigade 1,540 5.8% 52.9% 3.5% +2.9%
Cdfsan Mateo 299 39.1% 3.3% 3.3% -26.7%
Brisbane FD 0 0% 0% 0%
Pacifica FD 0 0% 0% 0%
Millbrae FD 0 0% 0% 0%
Foster City FD 0 0% 0% 0%
Belmont FD 0 0% 0% 0%
Pt Montara Fpd 0 0% 0% 0%
Daly City FD 0 0% 0% 0%
San Mateo FD 0 0% 0% 0%
Burlingame FD 0 0% 0% 0%
Hillsborough FD 0 0% 0% 0%
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