Chester, PA

County incident profile · 2021–2025

39,328
5-Year Incidents
34
Departments
534,152
Population
14.7
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
12,742 (32.4%)
False Alarms
9,282 (23.6%)
Good Intent
5,280 (13.4%)
Fire
4,460 (11.3%)
Service Calls
3,469 (8.8%)

5-Year Trends

Total Incidents

By Incident Type

Key Metrics

7,866
Avg Incidents / Year
32.4%
EMS Share
11.3%
Fire Share
23.6%
False Alarm Rate
-29.5%
5-Year Trend
34
Departments

Departments

Showing 34 of 34
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Coatesville Fire Department 4,475 7.7% 51.1% 20.4% -62.5%
Longwood Fire Company 4,279 8.8% 32.5% 28.2% -99.7%
Kennett Fire Company1 3,176 9% 32% 26% -99.8%
Lionville Fire Company 3,069 9.6% 13% 34.5% +34.4%
Thorndale Fire Company 2,455 6.8% 27.6% 23.7% +158.2%
East Brandywine Fire Company 2,444 5.5% 64.4% 9% -70.7%
Paoli Fire Company 2,328 8.3% 15.4% 37.3% -63.3%
Avondale Fire Company 2,126 14.9% 33% 18.3% -72.5%
Twin Valley Fire Department 1,800 6.5% 21.2% 11.7% -73.9%
Ludwigs Corner Fire Company 1,704 7.4% 58.5% 18.7% +53%
West Bradford Fire Co 1,596 13% 29.9% 25.4% -30.4%
Wagontown Fire Company 1,504 22.7% 17.4% 14% +36.7%
Pomarlin Fire Company 1,497 18.9% 28.1% 28.5% +10.3%
Keystone Valley Fire Department 1,306 26.2% 32.8% 14.5% -72.4%
Kennett Regional Fire Dept 1,306 9.7% 28.9% 29%
Main Station 1,096 18.9% 21% 25.1% -57.2%
Sadsburyville Fire Company 987 21.5% 28.1% 17.9% -67.2%
Glen Moore Fire Company 824 25.8% 19.8% 27.2% -80.9%
Alert Fire Company 745 10.5% 20.3% 34.1% +2158.3%
Black Rock Vfc 316 18.7% 28.8% 27.8%
London Grove Twp Office of Fire Marshal 247 12.6% 19% 23.9% -21.7%
Friendship Divingrescue Unit 47 2.1% 68.1% 0% +33.3%
Chester County Hazmat Team 1 0% 0% 0%
Chester County Department of e 0 0% 0% 0%
Friendship Fire Company 0 0% 0% 0%
West End Fire Company 0 0% 0% 0%
Chester County Fire Marshal of 0 0% 0% 0%
Pomeroy Volunteer Fire Company No 1 0 0% 0% 0%
Elverson Fire Company No 1 0 0% 0% 0%
Martins Corner Fire Company 0 0% 0% 0%
Mittal Steel Fire Department 0 0% 0% 0%
Parkesburg Fire Company No 1 0 0% 0% 0%
Atglen Fire Company 0 0% 0% 0%
Spring Ford Rescue Squad 0 0% 0% 0%
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