Wake, NC

County incident profile · 2021–2025

503,660
5-Year Incidents
27
Departments
1,128,357
Population
89.3
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
299,859 (59.5%)
Good Intent
75,432 (15%)
False Alarms
61,722 (12.3%)
Service Calls
36,449 (7.2%)
Fire
11,251 (2.2%)

5-Year Trends

Total Incidents

By Incident Type

Key Metrics

100,732
Avg Incidents / Year
59.5%
EMS Share
2.2%
Fire Share
12.3%
False Alarm Rate
+1.8%
5-Year Trend
27
Departments

Departments

Showing 27 of 27
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Raleigh Fire Department 211,234 0.6% 61.4% 12.2% +15.5%
Cary Fire Department 62,304 2.2% 58.4% 15.2% -29.3%
Station 1 33,620 3% 63.1% 9.9% +6.5%
Wake Forest Fire Dept 25,521 2.8% 60.8% 13.4% -30.9%
Apex Fire Department 22,686 2.6% 52.6% 13% +51.2%
Fuquayvarina Fire Department 20,346 3.8% 59.7% 12.1% +53%
Knightdale Public Safety Stati 17,546 4% 63.5% 9.5% -63.2%
Morrisville Fire Rescue 14,357 2.1% 47.1% 17.5% -3.3%
Holly Springs Fire Department 13,518 3.6% 52.4% 16.8% -30.2%
Wendell Fire Department 11,742 5.6% 60.7% 9.6% -37.9%
Cleveland Fire Department 10,265 5.7% 64.6% 10.4% -0.2%
Main Station 9,930 3.8% 67.7% 8.9% -26.5%
Rdu Airport Authority 7,986 1.1% 58.5% 4.1% +12.3%
Station 1 7,743 6.3% 52.5% 12.3% -19.7%
Bay Leaf Vol Fire Department 6,775 4.3% 51.3% 14.3% -39.4%
Durham Highway Fire Department 6,387 3.9% 44.8% 11.3% -4%
Rolesville Fire Department 5,000 4.5% 60.1% 10.8% -37.5%
Swift Creek Fire Department 4,601 4.5% 57.4% 7.4% -46.4%
Western Wake Fire Dept 4,201 3.1% 47.2% 11.1% -43.8%
Corinthholder Fire Department 2,376 7.2% 65.8% 7.8% -40.2%
Wake New Hope Station 1 2,300 7.7% 56.6% 5.2% +84.3%
Hopkins Rural Fire Department 1,779 11% 58.7% 3.3% +69.4%
Pilot Fire and Rescue 1,443 11.2% 63.7% 5.8% -35.8%
Apex VFD 0 0% 0% 0%
Knightdale Station 2 0 0% 0% 0%
Stony Hill Fire Department 0 0% 0% 0%
Falls Fire Department 0 0% 0% 0%
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