Lorain, OH

County incident profile · 2021–2025

547,480
5-Year Incidents
84
Departments
312,902
Population
349.9
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
381,533 (69.7%)
Good Intent
44,335 (8.1%)
Service Calls
41,859 (7.6%)
False Alarms
34,854 (6.4%)
Fire
18,268 (3.3%)

5-Year Trends

Total Incidents

By Incident Type

Key Metrics

109,496
Avg Incidents / Year
69.7%
EMS Share
3.3%
Fire Share
6.4%
False Alarm Rate
-10.6%
5-Year Trend
84
Departments

Departments

Showing 84 of 84
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Mentor Fire Department 39,789 0.9% 73.8% 7.2% -23.7%
West Licking Jt Fire District 39,343 2.2% 78.8% 5% +17%
Mt Vernon Fire Department 27,835 1.8% 87.1% 2.6% -21.6%
Elyria Fire Department 26,526 2.8% 67.9% 9.7% +1.5%
Willoughby Fire Department 25,296 2% 76.9% 6.4% -21.8%
North Ridgeville Fire Departme 24,976 1.2% 83.9% 4.2% -4.9%
Avon Fire Department 19,934 1.9% 80.8% 8.2% +15.7%
Newark Fire Department 19,895 4.3% 39.9% 9.2% +20.5%
Painesville City Fire Departme 19,203 1.6% 71.2% 4.7% -29.7%
Madison Fire District 17,745 1.6% 73.3% 4.6% -18.4%
Avon Lake Fire Department 15,438 1.3% 69.6% 8.2% -5.7%
Eastlake Fire Department 15,159 1.8% 71.8% 5.3% -30.7%
Painesville Twp Fire Departmen 15,014 2.1% 64.2% 4.4% -12.5%
Concord Twp Fire Department 14,357 2.2% 65.5% 6.9% -18.2%
Wickliffe Fire Department 14,059 2.3% 74.6% 5.1% -5.2%
Bellefontaine Fire Department 13,777 2.1% 80.3% 3.2% -37.5%
Monroe Twp Fire Department 12,666 2.4% 66.8% 8% +6.1%
Lorain Fire Department 11,379 11.3% 22.8% 25.3% +7.1%
Willowick Fire Department 11,316 2.2% 76.3% 7.1% -18.8%
Willoughby Hills Fire Departme 11,224 2.9% 70.9% 6.1% -10%
Granville Twp Fire Department 11,040 3.3% 57.7% 11.1% -13.3%
Wintersville Volunteer Fire Department 9,570 2.1% 84% 2% -40.8%
Perry Jt Fire District 7,402 3.9% 64.1% 5% -14%
Sheffield Village Fire Departm 7,395 3.2% 79.7% 5.2% -47.5%
Eastern Knox County Joint Fire District 7,036 4.1% 83.4% 2.3% -20.3%
Licking Twp Fire Company 6,643 4.6% 69.3% 2.2% +22.7%
Mentoronthelake Fire Depart 6,464 1.5% 66.5% 4.1% -17.7%
Kirtland Fire Department 6,378 3.4% 64.2% 7.8% -14.5%
Sheffield Lake Fire Department 6,131 2.2% 79.3% 3.7% -22.3%
Oberlin Fire Department 5,460 3.4% 57% 20.9% -10.3%
Central Ohio Jt Fire District 5,330 3.2% 83.2% 3.5% -18%
Amherst Fire Department 5,128 4.7% 66% 11.2% -22.1%
Fairport Harbor Fire Departmen 5,042 3.4% 57.8% 2.5% -29.6%
Ironton Fire Department 4,203 5.9% 19.8% 7.9% -28.7%
Newton Twp Vol Fire Department 3,249 5.6% 66.1% 1.6% -35.7%
Newark Twp Fire Department 3,223 9.2% 57.9% 2.6% +353%
Leroy Twp Fire Department 2,928 13% 58.9% 3.6% -6.7%
Mary Ann Twp Vol Fire Departme 2,923 7.1% 73.4% 1.2% +42%
Wellington Comm Fire Dist 2,628 4.9% 54.5% 9.1% +22.1%
Buckeye Lake Village Fire Dept 2,484 4.3% 71.3% 3.4% +412.6%
Homer Fire District 2,145 7.2% 64.7% 2.1% +285.2%
St Albans Twp Fire Department 2,101 4.9% 54.8% 2.3% +78.7%
Fayette Twp Fire Dist 2,084 13.6% 50.9% 9.6% -46.9%
Hartford Township Fire Department 1,959 7% 67.4% 3.1% -54.2%
Rome Volunteer Fire Department Inc 1,941 11.8% 46.2% 21.4% -56.9%
Hanover Volunteer Fire Department Inc 1,933 8.8% 66.7% 3.8% +334.7%
Tiltonsville Vol Fire Departme 1,781 2.6% 77.8% 1.1% +22.1%
Grand River Fire Department 1,768 6.7% 56.2% 3.7% -67.3%
Chesapeakeunion Twp Fire Depa 1,720 14.8% 49.4% 7.5% -22.7%
Unionport Vol Fire Rescue 1,655 7.8% 71.4% 1.3% +7.4%
Bladensburg Fire District 1,639 8.7% 70% 1.4% -35.1%
County Line Fire District 1,549 5.3% 69.5% 3.4% +698.7%
Fredericktown Community Fire District 1,432 18.6% 26.3% 6.6% +17.6%
Huntsville Fire Department 1,357 5.1% 73.6% 1.5% -31%
West Liberty Fire Department 1,273 20.1% 40.3% 12.1% -13.5%
South Amherst Fire Department 1,245 12.3% 66.5% 3.9% -15.2%
Tri Valley Fire District 1,178 5.9% 79.6% 2.2% -36.6%
National Trail Fire Department 909 18.3% 39.1% 3.1% -31.3%
Proctorville Vol Fire Dep 907 27.6% 37.2% 8.8% +12.7%
Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department 792 14.3% 7.6% 5.1% +37.1%
Grafton Village Fire Departmen 761 7.5% 68.3% 5.9% -77.9%
Hillindale Vol Fire Department 750 4.9% 73.1% 0.7% -63.3%
Lakeview Fire Department 723 14.5% 33.6% 10% -30.1%
Camden Twp Fire Department 704 13.2% 65.3% 2.8% +23.2%
Elizabeth Twp Vol Fire Departm 660 16.8% 40% 5.3% +1.8%
Perry Twp Vol Fire Department 659 11.1% 70.9% 1.2% -77.3%
Indian Jt Fire District 658 10.8% 19.8% 13.5% +16.8%
Coal Grove Vol Fire Department 606 5.8% 55.9% 3.8% -24.2%
East Springfield Vol Fire Depa 537 5.4% 72.3% 0.7% +445.7%
Richland Twp Fire Department 486 27.4% 37% 4.1% +33.7%
Aid Township Volunteer Fire Department 463 21.2% 40.8% 2.4% +182.4%
Lawrence Twp Vol Fire Departme 439 21% 44.2% 2.3% -31.2%
Hamilton Twp Vol Fire Departme 385 11.7% 37.9% 22.6% +64.9%
Pottery Addition Vol Fire Depa 304 19.1% 21.4% 7.9% 0%
Windsor Twp Vol Fire Departmen 301 22.3% 50.2% 2% +12.5%
Pleasant Hill Vol Fire Departm 291 17.5% 46.4% 2.7% -71.7%
Upper Twp Vol Fire Department 291 19.9% 61.2% 2.7% -57%
South Point Vol Fire Departmen 275 29.8% 33.1% 9.5% -50.7%
Degraff Fire Department 264 31.8% 29.9% 1.9% -47.1%
Stratton Vol Fire Department 245 7.8% 69.8% 0% +28.6%
Belvedere Vol Fire Department 238 18.9% 58.8% 0.8% +32.1%
Quincymiami Twp Fire Departme 212 38.7% 25.9% 3.8% -6.1%
Bokescreek Twp Fire Department 146 39% 15.1% 6.2% +14.8%
Rushcreek Twp Fire Department 126 34.9% 30.2% 8.7% +30%
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