Santa Clara, CA

County incident profile · 2021–2025

780,964
5-Year Incidents
15
Departments
1,934,625
Population
80.7
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
555,607 (71.1%)
Good Intent
85,325 (10.9%)
False Alarms
51,592 (6.6%)
Service Calls
48,268 (6.2%)
Fire
26,819 (3.4%)

5-Year Trends

Total Incidents

By Incident Type

Key Metrics

156,193
Avg Incidents / Year
71.1%
EMS Share
3.4%
Fire Share
6.6%
False Alarm Rate
+56.8%
5-Year Trend
15
Departments

Departments

Showing 15 of 15
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
San Jose FD 417,042 4.5% 74.2% 5% +119.2%
Santa Clara Cfd 96,894 1.3% 64.9% 7.6% +25%
Santa Clara FD 49,280 2.4% 72.5% 9.7% +6%
Sunnyvale Dps FD 45,502 1.6% 70% 8.9% +42.9%
Palo Alto FD 38,408 1.5% 61.5% 12.8% +42.4%
Mountain View FD 36,151 2.4% 71.4% 9.7% +28.4%
Milpitas FD 32,604 3.1% 72.2% 9.2% +18.9%
Gilroy FD 27,816 5.1% 69.8% 4.4% -28%
Morgan Hill FD 22,438 1.4% 67.4% 6.1% +16.4%
So Santa Clara Cnty Fire Dist 13,143 4.5% 60.5% 2.7% -49.8%
Cdfsanta Clara 1,214 24% 21.9% 0.7% -1.6%
Nasa Ames FD 275 2.2% 28.7% 44%
Uvas Volunteer FD 197 1.5% 65% 1% -39.5%
Los Altos FD 0 0% 0% 0%
Saratoga FD 0 0% 0% 0%
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