McDowell, NC

County incident profile · 2021–2025

26,243
5-Year Incidents
11
Departments
44,525
Population
117.9
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
12,557 (47.8%)
Good Intent
3,869 (14.7%)
Fire
2,676 (10.2%)
Service Calls
1,935 (7.4%)
False Alarms
1,892 (7.2%)

5-Year Trends

Total Incidents

By Incident Type

Key Metrics

5,249
Avg Incidents / Year
47.8%
EMS Share
10.2%
Fire Share
7.2%
False Alarm Rate
+27.3%
5-Year Trend
11
Departments

Departments

Showing 11 of 11
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Marion Fire Department 6,672 9.5% 27.3% 9.1% -28.4%
Glenwood VFD 3,482 11.3% 56.2% 4% +27.6%
Pg Fire Department 3,378 13% 52.5% 8.9% +27.7%
Dysartsville VFD 3,306 10.9% 60.2% 10.3% +192%
Nebo VFD 2,872 8.2% 51.7% 6.5% +59.4%
Sugar Hillmontford Cove VFD 1,787 9% 56.2% 3.5% +74%
Woodlawn Sevier Vol Fire Dept 1,668 8.9% 53.4% 3.4% -23.6%
Crooked Creek Township VFD 1,657 11% 56.5% 5.7% +61.5%
Hankins Northfork Fire Depart 967 9.2% 49.8% 6.7% +52.1%
Ashfordnorth Cove VFD 295 5.1% 50.2% 2.7% +114.8%
Longtown VFD Inc 159 15.1% 44.7% 17.6% -19%
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