Mecklenburg, NC

County incident profile · 2021–2025

362,784
5-Year Incidents
14
Departments
1,114,693
Population
65.1
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
205,218 (56.6%)
Good Intent
59,303 (16.3%)
False Alarms
44,276 (12.2%)
Service Calls
35,819 (9.9%)
Fire
6,718 (1.9%)

5-Year Trends

Total Incidents

By Incident Type

Key Metrics

72,557
Avg Incidents / Year
56.6%
EMS Share
1.9%
Fire Share
12.2%
False Alarm Rate
+293.4%
5-Year Trend
14
Departments

Departments

Showing 14 of 14
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Charlotte Fire Department 285,296 1.6% 57.3% 12.6% +671.3%
Huntersville Vol Fire Dept 20,306 2.2% 55.9% 11.7% -51.3%
Mint Hill Fire Department 13,065 2.8% 51.7% 8% -14.7%
Pineville Fire Rescue 10,265 2.4% 58.8% 13.1% -60.4%
Matthewsmorning Star Voluntee 8,221 3.7% 60.4% 14.2% -29.1%
West Mecklenburg VFD 6,804 3.6% 58.3% 5.5% -2.3%
Steele Creek VFD 5,336 4.6% 49.5% 12.9% -79.3%
Idlewild VFD 4,664 2.3% 54.4% 8.7% -77.6%
Robinson Fire Department 3,019 3.2% 35.8% 8.4% +58.3%
Long Creek Volunteer Fire Depa 2,663 4.2% 56.7% 9.4% -27.2%
Carolina Fire Department 2,435 3.4% 27.3% 13.2% +85.6%
Cooks Comm VFD 710 5.4% 50.1% 10.3%
Gilead Fire and Rescue 0 0% 0% 0%
Mallard Creek Vol Fire Depart 0 0% 0% 0%
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