Burke, NC

County incident profile · 2021–2025

26,830
5-Year Incidents
15
Departments
87,532
Population
61.3
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
17,839 (66.5%)
Fire
2,498 (9.3%)
False Alarms
2,105 (7.8%)
Good Intent
1,739 (6.5%)
Service Calls
1,352 (5%)

5-Year Trends

Total Incidents

By Incident Type

Key Metrics

5,366
Avg Incidents / Year
66.5%
EMS Share
9.3%
Fire Share
7.8%
False Alarm Rate
-48.6%
5-Year Trend
15
Departments

Departments

Showing 15 of 15
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Triple Community Fire Dept 3,474 7.8% 77.8% 2.8% -20.1%
West End VFD 3,370 10.3% 71.9% 3.8% +11.8%
Morganton Dept of Public Safet 3,262 11.5% 23.3% 32.9% -40.6%
Valdese Fire Department 2,701 4.5% 72.6% 7.3% +13.7%
Oak Hil Fire Protection Assoc 2,526 7.9% 77.8% 4.8% -15.8%
George Hildebran 2,485 7.7% 67% 4.4% -71.9%
Brendletown Fire Protection 2,152 12% 73.3% 3.4% -51.5%
Grover Rural VFD 2,149 14.2% 53.7% 7.4% +126.4%
Drexel Fire Department 1,272 14.1% 74.2% 4.2% +72.1%
Glen Alpine VFD 1,124 7.7% 75.1% 3.2% -50.7%
Burke Rescue Squadron 1,030 0% 98.5% 0.1% +187.5%
Chesterfield Fire Rescue 792 13% 63.6% 5.4% -37.5%
Enola Vol Fire Dept 435 12.6% 64.6% 2.8% -38.2%
South Mountains VFD 58 10.3% 74.1% 0%
Icard Township Fire Rescue 0 0% 0% 0%
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