Indian River County Fire Rescue

Florida Est. Population Served: 179,846*

*Based on 10 ZIP codes with recorded incidents (2021–2025). Includes mutual aid areas.

98,026
Total Incidents (5-yr)
5
Years Reporting
10
ZIP Codes Served
77%
EMS Share

About This Data

Based on the NFIRS Public Data Release (2021–2025) — the final release before the transition to NERIS. NFIRS is voluntarily reported; some departments have missing years or incomplete records. This report presents data as submitted and may not reflect a department's full call volume.

Incident Volume & Trends

EMS Call Trends

Fire Incident Trends

Service & Special Calls

Call Composition

Call Patterns Throughout the Day, Week, and Year

Incident distribution showing peak demand periods. Percentages show relative call volume. Based on sampled data for accurate pattern analysis.

By Hour of Day

By Day of Week

By Month

Response Performance

8
Median Response Time (min)
13
90th Percentile (min)
17%
Under 6 Minutes
44%
Under 8 Minutes
Note: Based on sampled incidents with valid alarm and arrival timestamps. Response times represent the period from alarm to first unit arrival.

Fire-Specific Analysis

2,211
Total Fire Incidents
182
Structure Fires (INC 111)
2.3%
Fire % of Total
8.2%
Structure Fire Rate
Structure fires represent 8.2% of all fire incidents, indicating the department responds to a mix of structure fires and other fire types (vehicle, vegetation, etc.).

Fires by Occupancy Type

Distribution of fire incidents by property use. Top 8 types shown.

Area of Fire Origin by Occupancy Type

Where fires start within each of the top building types — structure fires (INC type 111) only. Top 3 occupancy types shown.

1 or 2 family dwelling

Multifamily dwelling

Manufacturing or processing

Geographic Distribution

Indian River County Fire Rescue responds to incidents across 10 ZIP codes.

Highest-Demand Areas

ZIP CodeCommunityTotal Incidents% of Total
32960Vero Beach24,00724.5%
32966Vero Beach16,77417.1%
32958Sebastian15,71416%
32967Vero Beach14,78415.1%
32962Vero Beach11,91412.2%
32963Vero Beach6,8157%
32968Vero Beach5,3855.5%
32948Fellsmere2,2472.3%
34972Okeechobee410%
32969Vero Beach120%

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