Defiance, OH

County incident profile · 2021–2025

48,801
5-Year Incidents
26
Departments
38,229
Population
255.3
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
33,605 (68.9%)
Fire
3,899 (8%)
False Alarms
3,380 (6.9%)
Good Intent
2,491 (5.1%)
Service Calls
2,360 (4.8%)

5-Year Trends

Total Incidents

By Incident Type

Key Metrics

9,760
Avg Incidents / Year
68.9%
EMS Share
8%
Fire Share
6.9%
False Alarm Rate
-2.6%
5-Year Trend
26
Departments

Departments

Showing 26 of 26
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Defiance Fire Department 15,676 2.6% 80.7% 5.6% -4.8%
Cleveland Hopkins Internationa 5,433 2.2% 66.2% 9.3% -36.2%
Union City Fire Department 5,404 3.8% 88.9% 0.7% +708.7%
Highland Hills Fire Department 3,671 1.1% 75.4% 16.9% +3.6%
Greenville Fire Department 3,641 7% 38.2% 22.7% -11.8%
Hicksville Vol Fire Department 2,106 8% 71.5% 4.4% -69.6%
South Richland Twp Fire Depart 1,734 15.4% 61.7% 1.8% +15.9%
Gettysburg Rural Fire Departme 1,539 13% 73.4% 1.5% -59.8%
Sherwood Village Fire Departme 1,126 9.5% 76.1% 1.3% +1.3%
Highland Twp Vol Fire Departme 1,042 16.9% 70.3% 2% -33.9%
New Madison Fire Department 834 28.2% 34.3% 4% -14.3%
Arcanum Fire Department 755 22% 42.3% 6.1% -13.8%
Versailles Fire Department 681 24.5% 32.5% 14.7% -13.5%
Jewell Fire Department 643 19.1% 58.2% 3.4% +5.9%
Ansonia Fire Department 625 25.9% 37.4% 1.4% -3.4%
Delaware Twp Vol Fire Departme 625 12.3% 74.6% 2.1% -36.6%
Tiffin Twp Fire Department 577 9.7% 75.6% 3.6% +48.4%
Liberty Twp Vol Fire Departmen 508 41.3% 28.5% 3.1% -4.3%
Noble Twp Fire Department 448 25.4% 1.3% 5.6% +19.5%
Pitsburg Fire Department 365 35.6% 31.2% 3% -3.5%
Rossburg Fire Department 305 36.4% 41.3% 1.3% +57.8%
Hollansburg Community Fire Department Inc 277 37.9% 27.1% 1.4% -20.8%
North Star Community Fire Company Inc 261 32.2% 47.5% 1.5% +61.8%
Osgood Comm Vol Fire Departmen 236 44.1% 27.1% 1.7% -7.1%
Neywashington Twp Fire Depart 205 27.3% 51.7% 3.9% +333.3%
Farmer Fire Department 84 60.7% 8.3% 2.4% +153.8%
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