Porter, IN

County incident profile · 2021–2025

72,256
5-Year Incidents
18
Departments
173,161
Population
83.5
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
49,197 (68.1%)
Good Intent
8,245 (11.4%)
Service Calls
7,252 (10%)
False Alarms
3,354 (4.6%)
Fire
1,882 (2.6%)

5-Year Trends

Total Incidents

By Incident Type

Key Metrics

14,451
Avg Incidents / Year
68.1%
EMS Share
2.6%
Fire Share
4.6%
False Alarm Rate
-25.5%
5-Year Trend
18
Departments

Departments

Showing 18 of 18
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Valparaiso FD 24,732 1.8% 70.8% 5.6% -14.3%
Portage FD 22,013 2% 71.7% 4.7% -24.9%
Chesterton FD 6,728 1.4% 62% 4.6% -85.3%
South Haven FD 6,174 3.3% 71% 2.3% -22.2%
Liberty Twp VFD 4,357 5.1% 50.7% 3.6% -37.8%
Porter VFD 2,547 1.8% 70.8% 4.8% +7.3%
Hebron VFD 2,542 8.2% 61.3% 3.1% -27.7%
Kouts VFD 1,507 11.3% 65.2% 3.1% -4.5%
Burns Harbor VFD 1,360 2.9% 46.3% 2.1% -32.7%
Ogden Dunes VFD 169 10.7% 66.9% 8.3% +1650%
Washington Twp Vfdvalparaiso 84 10.7% 36.9% 10.7%
Beverly Shores VFD 43 4.7% 41.9% 16.3%
Porter Twp Vfdboone Grove 0 0% 0% 0%
Unknown Fdid 0 0% 0% 0%
Unknown Fdid 0 0% 0% 0%
Unknown Fdid 0 0% 0% 0%
Union Vfdwheeler 0 0% 0% 0%
Unknown Fdid 0 0% 0% 0%
No departments match your search.

Want deeper analysis?

We help fire departments with data analysis, grant support, and community risk planning.