Columbia, PA

County incident profile · 2021–2025

12,470
5-Year Incidents
24
Departments
64,676
Population
38.6
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
3,862 (31%)
Fire
2,349 (18.8%)
False Alarms
1,894 (15.2%)
Good Intent
1,814 (14.5%)
Service Calls
718 (5.8%)

5-Year Trends

Total Incidents

By Incident Type

Key Metrics

2,494
Avg Incidents / Year
31%
EMS Share
18.8%
Fire Share
15.2%
False Alarm Rate
-57.1%
5-Year Trend
24
Departments

Departments

Showing 24 of 24
Department 5-Year Incidents Fire % EMS % False Alarm % Trend
Bloomsburg Fire Department 2,106 9.1% 11.1% 32.1% -20.9%
Benton Vol Fire Company 1,572 12.4% 79.7% 3% -92.7%
Reliance Fire Company No 1 1,283 16% 30.6% 23.8% -35.7%
Lightstreet Community Fire Com 816 15.3% 24.6% 12.5% -58.5%
Buckhorn Fire Company No 1 714 24.9% 32.5% 17.6% -75.7%
Catawissa Hose Company No 1 703 20.3% 20.5% 2.1% -83.9%
Lime Ridge Fire Company No 1 657 19.8% 20.4% 34.7% 0%
West End Fire Company 535 18.3% 19.1% 17.8% -56.1%
Salem Township Volunteer Fire 529 19.3% 26.8% 10.2% -84.9%
Summerhill Fire Company 435 32.4% 21.8% 12.2% -23.6%
Orangeville Community Fire Co 405 24.7% 25.4% 3.7% -71.6%
Mifflin Rangers Fire Company 395 23% 18% 6.6% -63.3%
Aristes Fire Co1 373 20.9% 51.5% 1.9% -83.3%
Fairmount Twp Volunteer Fire 369 20.9% 39.3% 6% -39%
North Mountain 355 20% 33% 8.7% -80.5%
Valley Chemical Fire Company 337 30.9% 28.2% 2.1% -71.8%
Main Township Volunteer Fire c 260 36.5% 21.9% 5% -40.7%
Ranger Fire Co 224 28.1% 18.3% 18.3% +6.5%
Millville Comm Fc 171 39.2% 31% 10.5% +28.6%
Beaver Twp Vol Fire Co 124 37.9% 25% 8.9% +3.3%
Wilburton Hose Company1 106 44.3% 26.4% 0.9% -76.7%
Montour Township Fire Dept 1 0% 0% 0%
Defender Fire Company 0 0% 0% 0%
Eagle Hose Company 0 0% 0% 0%
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