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)
5-Year Trends
Total Incidents
By Incident Type
Key Metrics
229,763
Avg Incidents / Year
54.2%
EMS Share
6.6%
Fire Share
10.3%
False Alarm Rate
+26.6%
5-Year Trend
Jefferson
Busiest County
Counties
| County ▲ | Population ▲ | Departments ▲ | 5-Year Incidents ▼ | Incidents / 1K / Yr ▲ | EMS % ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 782,833 | 26 | 288,116 | 73.6 | 49.4% |
| Fayette | 322,301 | 3 | 93,066 | 57.8 | 33.3% |
| Boone | 135,968 | 11 | 76,755 | 112.9 | 76.2% |
| Kenton | 168,969 | 15 | 61,192 | 72.4 | 66.6% |
| Warren | 134,482 | 10 | 54,844 | 81.6 | 64.1% |
| Daviess | 103,266 | 12 | 41,101 | 79.6 | 61.7% |
| McCracken | 67,799 | 8 | 31,428 | 92.7 | 72.8% |
| Scott | 57,141 | 4 | 25,796 | 90.3 | 59.8% |
| Campbell | 92,960 | 14 | 23,743 | 51.1 | 60.4% |
| Christian | 72,692 | 14 | 21,872 | 60.2 | 55% |
| Henderson | 44,764 | 10 | 19,494 | 87.1 | 70.1% |
| Franklin | 51,521 | 3 | 19,169 | 74.4 | 54.5% |
| Madison | 92,690 | 8 | 18,787 | 40.5 | 31.8% |
| Bullitt | 82,200 | 6 | 16,770 | 40.8 | 56.7% |
| Barren | 44,465 | 9 | 15,875 | 71.4 | 41.1% |
| Jessamine | 52,980 | 4 | 15,352 | 58.0 | 49.3% |
| Clark | 36,972 | 2 | 15,287 | 82.7 | 79.2% |
| Hardin | 110,665 | 16 | 15,085 | 27.3 | 49.2% |
| Muhlenberg | 30,928 | 8 | 14,675 | 94.9 | 67% |
| Johnson | 22,621 | 11 | 12,335 | 109.1 | 85.9% |
| Boyd | 48,202 | 9 | 12,299 | 51.0 | 37.5% |
| Hopkins | 45,395 | 18 | 11,767 | 51.8 | 61% |
| Harrison | 18,663 | 6 | 11,575 | 124.0 | 48.3% |
| Laurel | 62,486 | 11 | 11,241 | 36.0 | 53.2% |
| Pulaski | 64,950 | 16 | 9,881 | 30.4 | 43.4% |
| Woodford | 26,870 | 3 | 8,761 | 65.2 | 60.7% |
| Pike | 58,572 | 23 | 7,599 | 25.9 | 40.2% |
| Grayson | 26,385 | 8 | 7,421 | 56.3 | 51.4% |
| Mercer | 22,629 | 6 | 6,978 | 61.7 | 59.5% |
| Whitley | 36,626 | 11 | 6,853 | 37.4 | 50.9% |
| Calloway | 37,069 | 2 | 6,818 | 36.8 | 43.8% |
| Shelby | 47,942 | 6 | 6,504 | 27.1 | 53.3% |
| Marshall | 31,629 | 9 | 6,447 | 40.8 | 58.4% |
| Logan | 27,382 | 9 | 5,827 | 42.6 | 62.8% |
| Carter | 26,602 | 6 | 5,761 | 43.3 | 33% |
| Meade | 29,934 | 7 | 3,982 | 26.6 | 46.8% |
| Rockcastle | 16,028 | 6 | 3,868 | 48.3 | 44.1% |
| Estill | 14,163 | 5 | 3,520 | 49.7 | 28.1% |
| Floyd | 35,808 | 15 | 3,518 | 19.6 | 60.5% |
| Oldham | 67,573 | 5 | 3,329 | 9.9 | 54.3% |
| Bourbon | 20,246 | 9 | 3,209 | 31.7 | 71.5% |
| Grant | 24,887 | 5 | 2,856 | 23.0 | 61.3% |
| Letcher | 21,438 | 8 | 2,837 | 26.5 | 41.6% |
| Anderson | 23,852 | 2 | 2,812 | 23.6 | 41.4% |
| Simpson | 19,560 | 2 | 2,792 | 28.5 | 22.2% |
| Garrard | 16,946 | 5 | 2,751 | 32.5 | 40.4% |
| Hart | 19,277 | 6 | 2,734 | 28.4 | 49.1% |
| Greenup | 35,905 | 12 | 2,616 | 14.6 | 35.8% |
| Rowan | 24,652 | 5 | 2,513 | 20.4 | 60.6% |
| Mason | 17,117 | 7 | 2,476 | 28.9 | 54.5% |
| Wayne | 19,533 | 2 | 2,442 | 25.0 | 26% |
| Livingston | 8,878 | 3 | 2,407 | 54.2 | 54.9% |
| Bell | 24,010 | 5 | 2,371 | 19.8 | 31.7% |
| Webster | 12,998 | 9 | 2,298 | 35.4 | 66.1% |
| Larue | 14,854 | 4 | 2,255 | 30.4 | 31% |
| Washington | 11,998 | 4 | 2,092 | 34.9 | 55.7% |
| Breckinridge | 20,420 | 9 | 2,065 | 20.2 | 62.1% |
| Russell | 17,977 | 4 | 2,058 | 22.9 | 39.3% |
| Perry | 28,413 | 12 | 2,046 | 14.4 | 28.6% |
| Marion | 19,521 | 6 | 2,011 | 20.6 | 33.2% |
| Lawrence | 16,265 | 6 | 2,003 | 24.6 | 56.4% |
| Nelson | 46,724 | 6 | 1,988 | 8.5 | 47.8% |
| Hancock | 9,093 | 4 | 1,881 | 41.4 | 47.4% |
| Harlan | 26,728 | 16 | 1,830 | 13.7 | 40.6% |
| Boyle | 30,559 | 4 | 1,819 | 11.9 | 39.8% |
| Lee | 7,383 | 7 | 1,791 | 48.5 | 41.2% |
| Clinton | 9,252 | 2 | 1,681 | 36.3 | 35.3% |
| Knox | 30,106 | 8 | 1,638 | 10.9 | 40.3% |
| Graves | 36,623 | 13 | 1,625 | 8.9 | 42.8% |
| Powell | 13,107 | 3 | 1,602 | 24.4 | 48.1% |
| Owen | 11,258 | 5 | 1,592 | 28.3 | 40.2% |
| McCreary | 16,846 | 4 | 1,461 | 17.3 | 36.3% |
| Spencer | 19,456 | 2 | 1,312 | 13.5 | 45.5% |
| Breathitt | 13,610 | 7 | 1,268 | 18.6 | 30.4% |
| Magoffin | 11,613 | 4 | 1,208 | 20.8 | 65.1% |
| Cumberland | 5,881 | 3 | 1,161 | 39.5 | 20% |
| Metcalfe | 10,286 | 4 | 1,146 | 22.3 | 70.7% |
| Bracken | 8,392 | 3 | 1,142 | 27.2 | 44.8% |
| Bath | 12,731 | 5 | 1,082 | 17.0 | 66% |
| Butler | 12,364 | 5 | 1,064 | 17.2 | 39.8% |
| Trimble | 8,470 | 3 | 993 | 23.4 | 49.8% |
| Fleming | 15,067 | 6 | 888 | 11.8 | 70.9% |
| Lincoln | 24,271 | 7 | 834 | 6.9 | 35.9% |
| Green | 11,095 | 4 | 818 | 14.7 | 47.9% |
| Henry | 15,661 | 6 | 792 | 10.1 | 37.4% |
| Knott | 14,224 | 9 | 785 | 11.0 | 38.3% |
| Fulton | 6,515 | 3 | 765 | 23.5 | 25.8% |
| Pendleton | 14,625 | 3 | 734 | 10.0 | 57.6% |
| Allen | 20,559 | 7 | 699 | 6.8 | 25.5% |
| Monroe | 11,296 | 5 | 625 | 11.1 | 55.7% |
| Casey | 15,941 | 10 | 606 | 7.6 | 39.1% |
| Adair | 18,884 | 5 | 568 | 6.0 | 33.1% |
| Crittenden | 8,989 | 6 | 550 | 12.2 | 44.5% |
| Ballard | 7,718 | 11 | 548 | 14.2 | 33.6% |
| Wolfe | 6,562 | 2 | 548 | 16.7 | 32.8% |
| Edmonson | 12,126 | 8 | 531 | 8.8 | 49.3% |
| Lyon | 8,663 | 2 | 517 | 11.9 | 9.1% |
| Elliott | 7,354 | 3 | 512 | 13.9 | 41.6% |
| Taylor | 25,965 | 2 | 498 | 3.8 | 36.7% |
| Nicholas | 7,537 | 2 | 461 | 12.2 | 30.4% |
| Union | 13,662 | 6 | 456 | 6.7 | 55.3% |
| Owsley | 4,051 | 2 | 436 | 21.5 | 48.2% |
| Lewis | 13,058 | 8 | 430 | 6.6 | 57.4% |
| Gallatin | 8,687 | 3 | 390 | 9.0 | 41.8% |
| Carlisle | 4,826 | 6 | 302 | 12.5 | 32.5% |
| Jackson | 12,923 | 1 | 291 | 4.5 | 78.7% |
| Trigg | 14,047 | 9 | 240 | 3.4 | 7.5% |
| Todd | 12,230 | 6 | 238 | 3.9 | 39.9% |
| Clay | 20,339 | 8 | 237 | 2.3 | 47.7% |
| McLean | 9,152 | 8 | 237 | 5.2 | 84% |
| Ohio | 23,745 | 9 | 153 | 1.3 | 51% |
| Leslie | 10,414 | 4 | 134 | 2.6 | 35.1% |
| Martin | 11,285 | 6 | 107 | 1.9 | 29% |
| Carroll | 10,774 | 4 | 71 | 1.3 | 19.7% |
| Morgan | 13,682 | 7 | 39 | 0.6 | 0% |
| Caldwell | 12,649 | 1 | 0 | — | 0% |
| Hickman | 4,509 | 3 | 0 | — | 0% |
| Menifee | 6,070 | 1 | 0 | — | 0% |
| Montgomery | 28,088 | 1 | 0 | — | 0% |
| Robertson | 2,193 | 1 | 0 | — | 0% |
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