Schenectady, NY

County incident profile · 2021–2025

94,105
5-Year Incidents
24
Departments
158,055
Population
119.1
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
58,074 (61.7%)
False Alarms
16,803 (17.9%)
Service Calls
7,141 (7.6%)
Good Intent
6,923 (7.4%)
Fire
1,807 (1.9%)

5-Year Trends

Total Incidents

By Incident Type

Key Metrics

18,821
Avg Incidents / Year
61.7%
EMS Share
1.9%
Fire Share
17.9%
False Alarm Rate
+231.5%
5-Year Trend
24
Departments

Departments

Showing 24 of 24
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Schenectady City Fire Dept 61,396 1.6% 66.6% 19% +4103.8%
Scotia Fire Department 8,594 0.5% 62.3% 11.4% +44.4%
Niskayuna Fire District 1 3,909 1.5% 66.5% 11.7% -15.5%
Stanford Heights Fire Dept 3,277 2.5% 55% 16% +55.1%
Thomas Corners Fire Department 2,857 1.9% 37.2% 10% +564%
East Glenville Fire Department 2,385 1.4% 67.3% 9.8% +49.7%
Alplaus Fire Department 1,912 2.7% 45.5% 26.2% +673.3%
Beukendaal Fire Department 1,756 5.3% 68.6% 8.5% +472%
Rotterdam Fire Dist No 2 1,248 4.5% 1.6% 26.7% +16.7%
South Schenectady Fire Dept 1,214 11.9% 6.4% 44.2% +36%
Niskayuna Fire District 2 1,179 2% 59% 27.2% +31.7%
Fort Hunter Fire Dept 932 10.4% 8.4% 29.8% +41.6%
Carman Fire Department 776 6.1% 3.7% 41.2% -48.5%
Rotterdam Junction Vol FD 442 2.9% 71.9% 7.5% -14%
Mariaville Vol Fire Dept 383 1% 76.5% 3.4% +4100%
Glenville Hills Fire Departmen 378 0% 65.3% 10.8% +2850%
Delanson Fire Department 373 6.4% 73.2% 12.9% +2000%
Rotterdam Fire District 1 342 0.9% 36.3% 13.2% -74.7%
Pattersonville Fire Dept 219 0% 69.9% 8.7% +387.5%
Quaker Street Fire Department 203 2% 78.8% 5.4% +1950%
Plotterkill Fire Department 193 0% 76.7% 7.3% +290.9%
West Glenville Fire Department 116 0% 68.1% 7.8% +2450%
Duanesburg Fire Department 15 0% 86.7% 6.7%
Schonowe Fire Department 6 16.7% 0% 16.7% +100%
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