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)
5-Year Trends
Total Incidents
By Incident Type
Key Metrics
852,424
Avg Incidents / Year
69.6%
EMS Share
2.4%
Fire Share
6.6%
False Alarm Rate
+16.1%
5-Year Trend
Fairfax
Busiest County
Counties
| County ▲ | Population ▲ | Departments ▲ | 5-Year Incidents ▼ | Incidents / 1K / Yr ▲ | EMS % ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax | 1,148,223 | 1 | 485,028 | 84.5 | 70.5% |
| Newport News | 186,209 | 12 | 278,746 | 299.4 | 72.2% |
| Chesterfield | 364,108 | 1 | 235,457 | 129.3 | 71.5% |
| Henrico | 334,329 | 23 | 220,329 | 131.8 | 76.6% |
| Virginia Beach | 458,853 | 17 | 191,649 | 83.5 | 63% |
| Roanoke | 96,902 | 15 | 183,846 | 379.4 | 81.2% |
| Norfolk | 237,884 | 2 | 169,639 | 142.6 | 68.7% |
| Loudoun | 418,601 | 14 | 133,415 | 63.7 | 69.3% |
| Hampton | 137,063 | 1 | 130,726 | 190.8 | 74.1% |
| Richmond | 8,918 | 3 | 126,612 | 2,839.5 | 54% |
| Chesapeake | 249,270 | 1 | 122,771 | 98.5 | 79.4% |
| Alexandria | 159,467 | 1 | 113,117 | 141.9 | 57.6% |
| Portsmouth | 97,881 | 1 | 96,933 | 198.1 | 71.2% |
| Stafford | 156,513 | 10 | 85,768 | 109.6 | 69.7% |
| Suffolk | 94,179 | 5 | 67,567 | 143.5 | 73% |
| James City | 78,221 | 1 | 64,486 | 164.9 | 64.5% |
| Lynchburg | 78,993 | 9 | 59,673 | 151.1 | 82.2% |
| Frederick | 91,336 | 11 | 55,814 | 122.2 | 79.2% |
| Shenandoah | 44,182 | 11 | 48,570 | 219.9 | 70.4% |
| Bedford | 79,441 | 10 | 46,446 | 116.9 | 73.7% |
| Hanover | 109,963 | 12 | 41,960 | 76.3 | 60.6% |
| Pittsylvania | 60,500 | 23 | 39,623 | 131.0 | 70.7% |
| Albemarle | 112,239 | 9 | 38,930 | 69.4 | 52.2% |
| Accomack | 33,367 | 15 | 37,865 | 227.0 | 72% |
| Fauquier | 72,947 | 14 | 37,481 | 102.8 | 79.2% |
| Danville | 42,567 | 2 | 35,902 | 168.7 | 60.7% |
| King George | 26,676 | 5 | 35,220 | 264.1 | 72.7% |
| Manassas | 42,763 | 2 | 31,559 | 147.6 | 64.4% |
| Winchester | 28,110 | 6 | 31,449 | 223.8 | 78.2% |
| Henry | 50,948 | 8 | 28,383 | 111.4 | 80.5% |
| Orange | 36,205 | 6 | 27,674 | 152.9 | 80.5% |
| Charlottesville | 46,443 | 1 | 25,934 | 111.7 | 66.5% |
| Louisa | 37,590 | 8 | 25,700 | 136.7 | 75.4% |
| Salem | 25,346 | 2 | 24,879 | 196.3 | 83.7% |
| Warren | 40,715 | 9 | 22,582 | 110.9 | 75.8% |
| Colonial Heights | 18,163 | 1 | 22,271 | 245.2 | 73.7% |
| Augusta | 77,457 | 16 | 21,989 | 56.8 | 43.4% |
| Hopewell | 22,982 | 1 | 21,944 | 191.0 | 83.3% |
| Harrisonburg | 51,814 | 8 | 20,610 | 79.6 | 56.4% |
| New Kent | 22,940 | 3 | 19,778 | 172.4 | 66.6% |
| Goochland | 24,727 | 7 | 19,750 | 159.7 | 76.7% |
| Smyth | 29,780 | 7 | 19,665 | 132.1 | 80.2% |
| Rockingham | 83,694 | 12 | 18,916 | 45.2 | 42% |
| Franklin | 54,455 | 11 | 17,478 | 64.2 | 72.9% |
| Wythe | 28,279 | 6 | 17,212 | 121.7 | 82.8% |
| Fredericksburg | 27,967 | 2 | 17,037 | 121.8 | 69.7% |
| Botetourt | 33,548 | 7 | 16,841 | 100.4 | 85% |
| Williamsburg | 15,425 | 1 | 16,545 | 214.5 | 64.5% |
| Staunton | 25,738 | 3 | 16,524 | 128.4 | 45.5% |
| Carroll | 29,155 | 4 | 16,255 | 111.5 | 82.7% |
| Bristol | 17,217 | 1 | 15,669 | 182.0 | 77% |
| Prince George | 42,930 | 6 | 15,401 | 71.7 | 72.4% |
| Rockbridge | 22,631 | 11 | 15,080 | 133.3 | 63.1% |
| Washington | 53,894 | 9 | 14,043 | 52.1 | 59.9% |
| Petersburg | 33,446 | 1 | 13,074 | 78.2 | 49.1% |
| Caroline | 30,855 | 7 | 13,019 | 84.4 | 75% |
| Gloucester | 38,711 | 2 | 12,813 | 66.2 | 77.2% |
| Franklin | 8,180 | 2 | 11,194 | 273.7 | 82.4% |
| Campbell | 55,696 | 9 | 10,448 | 37.5 | 38.7% |
| Manassas Park | 17,219 | 1 | 10,115 | 117.5 | 64.7% |
| Mecklenburg | 30,027 | 8 | 9,896 | 65.9 | 27.8% |
| Arlington | 238,619 | 3 | 9,832 | 8.2 | 48.6% |
| Clarke | 14,780 | 4 | 9,549 | 129.2 | 76.6% |
| Waynesboro | 22,195 | 1 | 9,216 | 83.0 | 51% |
| South Boston | — | 1 | 8,997 | — | 83.8% |
| Prince Edward | 21,274 | 6 | 8,233 | 77.4 | 41.4% |
| King William | 17,810 | 4 | 8,051 | 90.4 | 76.4% |
| Montgomery | 99,701 | 6 | 7,754 | 15.6 | 27% |
| Powhatan | 30,304 | 5 | 7,112 | 46.9 | 67.6% |
| Patrick | 17,604 | 10 | 6,622 | 75.2 | 58.7% |
| Poquoson | 12,460 | 1 | 6,576 | 105.6 | 68.4% |
| Culpeper | 52,534 | 8 | 5,844 | 22.2 | 32.6% |
| Clifton Forge | — | 1 | 5,487 | — | 84.3% |
| Amherst | 31,300 | 3 | 5,475 | 35.0 | 36% |
| Halifax | 34,002 | 11 | 5,431 | 31.9 | 59% |
| Bedford | — | 1 | 5,345 | — | 37.4% |
| Charles City | 6,773 | 2 | 5,323 | 157.2 | 75.2% |
| Westmoreland | 18,477 | 4 | 5,195 | 56.2 | 44.8% |
| Fluvanna | 27,249 | 5 | 5,097 | 37.4 | 44.7% |
| King and Queen | 6,602 | 4 | 5,040 | 152.7 | 81.3% |
| Nottoway | 15,638 | 3 | 4,655 | 59.5 | 65% |
| Rappahannock | 7,327 | 6 | 4,545 | 124.1 | 57% |
| Fairfax | 24,146 | 1 | 3,968 | 32.9 | 66% |
| Southampton | 17,985 | 8 | 3,800 | 42.3 | 68.9% |
| Page | 23,698 | 3 | 3,643 | 30.7 | 35.1% |
| Isle of Wight | 38,586 | 6 | 3,586 | 18.6 | 62.8% |
| Wise | 36,104 | 7 | 3,222 | 17.8 | 51.7% |
| Pulaski | 33,795 | 9 | 3,079 | 18.2 | 42.4% |
| Alleghany | 15,205 | 7 | 3,074 | 40.4 | 59.3% |
| Greene | 20,552 | 3 | 2,844 | 27.7 | 19.5% |
| Lunenburg | 11,930 | 3 | 2,660 | 44.6 | 75.8% |
| Galax | 6,720 | 1 | 2,584 | 76.9 | 21.3% |
| Nelson | 14,738 | 7 | 2,521 | 34.2 | 22.5% |
| Essex | 10,595 | 2 | 2,516 | 47.5 | 74.4% |
| Martinsville | 13,485 | 1 | 2,510 | 37.2 | 23.4% |
| Brunswick | 15,846 | 7 | 2,279 | 28.8 | 33.2% |
| Tazewell | 40,399 | 17 | 2,260 | 11.2 | 42.9% |
| Scott | 21,551 | 7 | 2,240 | 20.8 | 43.7% |
| Sussex | 10,829 | 5 | 2,115 | 39.1 | 55.9% |
| Radford | 16,070 | 1 | 2,013 | 25.1 | 23.4% |
| Giles | 16,775 | 8 | 1,950 | 23.2 | 60.2% |
| Appomattox | 16,119 | 2 | 1,912 | 23.7 | 31.5% |
| Floyd | 15,470 | 4 | 1,805 | 23.3 | 6.1% |
| Norton | 3,687 | 1 | 1,671 | 90.6 | 47.6% |
| Amelia | 13,265 | 5 | 1,621 | 24.4 | 37.4% |
| Cumberland | 9,675 | 3 | 1,437 | 29.7 | 11.9% |
| Lexington | 7,320 | 1 | 1,217 | 33.3 | 27.5% |
| Middlesex | 10,607 | 4 | 1,192 | 22.5 | 30.2% |
| Madison | 13,837 | 1 | 1,178 | 17.0 | 28.1% |
| Grayson | 15,333 | 6 | 1,058 | 13.8 | 78.2% |
| Buckingham | 16,804 | 4 | 1,032 | 12.3 | 30.8% |
| Buchanan | 20,340 | 10 | 1,002 | 9.9 | 54.6% |
| Mathews | 8,533 | 1 | 861 | 20.2 | 42.5% |
| Lee | 22,166 | 9 | 817 | 7.4 | 47.6% |
| Bland | 6,270 | 7 | 689 | 22.0 | 31.9% |
| Buena Vista | 6,641 | 1 | 596 | 17.9 | 29.4% |
| Craig | 4,883 | 5 | 389 | 15.9 | 42.2% |
| Lancaster | 10,919 | 4 | 231 | 4.2 | 45.5% |
| Surry | 6,561 | 3 | 119 | 3.6 | 47.9% |
| Dickenson | 14,122 | 4 | 118 | 1.7 | 45.8% |
| Charlotte | 11,522 | 7 | 113 | 2.0 | 24.8% |
| Russell | 25,778 | 7 | 65 | 0.5 | 29.2% |
| Highland | 2,232 | 5 | 18 | 1.6 | 44.4% |
| Emporia | 5,749 | 1 | 4 | 0.1 | 50% |
| Bath | 4,209 | 4 | 0 | — | 0% |
| Dinwiddie | 27,925 | 6 | 0 | — | 0% |
| Northampton | 12,215 | 5 | 0 | — | 0% |
| Northumberland | 11,831 | 2 | 0 | — | 0% |
| Prince William | 481,359 | 11 | 0 | — | 0% |
| Spotsylvania | 139,768 | 10 | 0 | — | 0% |
| Falls Church | 14,658 | 1 | 0 | — | 0% |
| Roanoke | 99,966 | 67 | 0 | — | 0% |
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