Calcasieu, LA

County incident profile · 2021–2025

50,301
5-Year Incidents
21
Departments
216,652
Population
46.4
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
15,746 (31.3%)
False Alarms
9,896 (19.7%)
Good Intent
8,493 (16.9%)
Fire
6,008 (11.9%)
Service Calls
3,431 (6.8%)

5-Year Trends

Total Incidents

By Incident Type

Key Metrics

10,060
Avg Incidents / Year
31.3%
EMS Share
11.9%
Fire Share
19.7%
False Alarm Rate
+24%
5-Year Trend
21
Departments

Departments

Showing 21 of 21
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Lake Charles Fire Dept 18,847 10.2% 18.5% 32.7% +46.1%
Ward 1 Fire Protection Dist 4,568 11.4% 47% 11.4% -13.3%
Sulphur VFD 4,337 8.6% 23% 28% -1.7%
Westlake VFD 4,110 7.9% 72.2% 5.7% +206.7%
Carlyss FD 3,073 11.7% 37.9% 12.9% -23.4%
Calcam Vfdcajun Country Fire Dept 2,889 14.2% 14.1% 14.8% +85.8%
Vinton VFD 2,493 4.9% 53.8% 6.4% -35%
Lebleu Settlement VFD 1,996 12.4% 53.8% 5.7% -10.5%
Ward 6 Fire Dept 1,957 28.5% 18% 6.8% +15.4%
Calcasieu Ward 7 Fpd 1 1,234 20.5% 6.6% 7.9% -20.3%
Iowa VFD 1,192 9% 40.4% 9.9% -58.1%
Houston River VFD 992 33.7% 21.5% 9% -29.5%
Calcasieu Ward 2 Fpd 1 879 19.1% 44.3% 4.8% -56.2%
Chennault FD 641 0.8% 11.2% 18.6% -65.6%
Starks VFD Ward 5 Fpd 1 574 30.7% 57.7% 3% -4.7%
City of De Quincy FD 335 36.4% 16.4% 14.3% -29.5%
Rural Metro Fire Department 184 2.2% 96.2% 0%
Lake Charles Arff 0 0% 0% 0%
Xiowa Volunteer Fire Dept 0 0% 0% 0%
Xcalcasieu Ward 6 Hayes VFD 0 0% 0% 0%
Xwoodlawn VFD 0 0% 0% 0%
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