Howard, MD

County incident profile · 2021–2025

147,799
5-Year Incidents
15
Departments
332,270
Population
89
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
108,599 (73.5%)
Good Intent
14,046 (9.5%)
False Alarms
10,351 (7%)
Service Calls
9,489 (6.4%)
Fire
1,204 (0.8%)

5-Year Trends

Total Incidents

By Incident Type

Key Metrics

29,560
Avg Incidents / Year
73.5%
EMS Share
0.8%
Fire Share
7%
False Alarm Rate
+7.5%
5-Year Trend
15
Departments

Departments

Showing 15 of 15
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Banneker Road Station 22,134 0.4% 78.6% 5.5% +13.2%
Tamar Drive Station 21,911 0.7% 73.5% 7.4% -4.2%
Ellicott City Vol Firemens as 20,413 0.5% 76.2% 5.2% -4.6%
Savage Vol Fire Company Inc 15,698 1% 70.4% 8.4% -24%
Elkridge Vol Fire Dept Inc 10,652 1.1% 70.8% 6.9% -18.5%
Howard Co Fire Rescue 9,694 1% 73.9% 7.2% -40.8%
Rivers Park 9,235 1.1% 73% 7.6% +19.1%
Waterloo Station 8,611 1.2% 71.9% 9.1% +14%
Bethany Lane Station 8,036 0.6% 72.1% 7.2% +0.9%
West Friendship Vol Firemans 6,432 0.9% 71.8% 5.5% +71.6%
Fifth District Vol Fire Dept i 5,364 1.2% 66.8% 10.6% +17.4%
Merriweather Station 4,329 0.7% 73.1% 8.1% +67.6%
Glenwood 2,731 1.2% 68.2% 9.6% +7.8%
Lisbon Vol Fire Co Inc 2,559 2.4% 71.2% 3.9% -7.8%
Jhu Lab Fire Dept 0 0% 0% 0%
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