Santa Cruz, CA

County incident profile · 2021–2025

119,254
5-Year Incidents
15
Departments
270,408
Population
88.2
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
67,499 (56.6%)
Good Intent
24,044 (20.2%)
Service Calls
11,722 (9.8%)
False Alarms
7,109 (6%)
Fire
3,344 (2.8%)

5-Year Trends

Total Incidents

By Incident Type

Key Metrics

23,851
Avg Incidents / Year
56.6%
EMS Share
2.8%
Fire Share
6%
False Alarm Rate
-30.2%
5-Year Trend
15
Departments

Departments

Showing 15 of 15
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Santa Cruz FD 46,314 2.6% 57.7% 6.2% +5.1%
Central Fpd 32,999 1.8% 59.1% 6.4% +4.3%
Scotts Valley Fpd 11,615 2.5% 59.1% 5.6% +20.2%
Santa Cruz Cfd 9,824 3.8% 48.8% 2.5% +15.8%
Pajaro Valley Fire Prot Agency 6,022 3.5% 62.3% 4.5% -5.1%
Boulder Creek Fpd 3,904 2.4% 50.2% 2.1% -7%
Felton Fpd 3,216 4% 54.7% 4.4% -57.1%
Ben Lomond Fpd 3,013 3% 55.4% 3.9% +2.4%
Santa Cruz Csa48 841 0.5% 10.2% 69.6% -16.7%
Cdfsanta Cruz 766 40.6% 1.3% 0.7% -29.6%
Zayante Fpd 649 4.9% 53.6% 6% +17500%
Branciforte FD 91 16.5% 22% 4.4%
Watsonville FD 0 0% 0% 0%
Uc Santa Cruz FD 0 0% 0% 0%
Aptos La Selva Fpd 0 0% 0% 0%
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