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Fire department calls

 Year
 Total
 Fires
 Medical aid
 False alarms
 Mutual aid
 Hazardous materials
 Other hazardous conditions
 Other
1980 10,819,000 2,988,000 5,045,000 896,500 274,000     1,615,500* 
1981 10,594,500 2,893,500 5,019,000 788,000 349,500     1,544,500* 
1982 10,548,000 2,538,000 5,258,000 853,500 346,500     1,552,000* 
1983 10,933,000 2,326,500 5,660,000 979,500 353,000     1,614,000* 
1984 11,070,000 2,343,000 5,735,000 972,000 413,500     1,606,000* 
1985 11,888,000 2,371,000 6,467,000 936,500 389,500     1,724,000* 

1986

11,890,000

2,271,500

6,437,500

992,500

441,000

171,500

318,000

1,258,000

1987

12,237,500

2,330,000

6,405,000

1,238,500

428,000

193,000

315,000

1,328,000

1988

13,308,000

2,436,500

7,169,500

1,404,500

490,500

204,000

333,000

1,270,000

1989

13,409,500

2,115,000

7,337,000

1,467,000

500,000

207,000

381,500

1,402,000

1990

13,707,500

2,019,000

7,650,000

1,476,000

486,500

210,000

423,000

1,443,000

1991

14,556,500

2,041,500

8,176,000

1,578,500

494,000

221,000

428,500

1,617,000

1992

14,684,500

1,964,500

8,263,000

1,598,000

514,000

220,500

400,000

1,724,500

1993

15,318,500

1,952,500

8,743,500

1,646,500

542,000

245,000

432,500

1,756,500

1994

16,127,000

2,054,500

9,189,000

1,666,000

586,500

250,000

432,500

1,948,500

1995

16,391,500

1,965,500

9,381,000

1,672,500

615,500

254,500

469,500

2,033,000

1996

17,503,000

1,975,000

9,841,500

1,816,500

688,000

285,000

536,500

2,360,500

1997

17,957,500

1,795,000

10,483,000

1,814,500

705,500

271,500

498,500

2,389,500

1998

18,753,000

1,755,500

10,936,000

1,956,000

707,500

301,000

559,000

2,538,000

1999

19,667,000

1,823,000

11,484,000

2,039,000

824,000

297,500

560,000

2,639,500

2000

20,520,000

1,708,000

12,251,000

2,126,500

864,000

319,000

543,500

2,708,000

2001

20,965,500

1,734,500

12,331,000

2,157,500

838,500

381,500

605,000

2,917,500

2002

21,303,500

1,687,500

12,903,000

2,116,000

888,500

361,000

603,500

2,744,000

2003

22,406,000

1,584,500

13,631,500

2,189,500

987,000

349,500

660,500

3,003,500

2004

22,616,500

1,550,500

14,100,000

2,106,000

984,000

354,000

671,000

2,851,000

2005

23,251,500

1,602,000

14,375,000

2,134,000

1,091,000

375,000

667,000

3,009,000

2006

24,470,000

1,642,500

15,062,500

2,119,500

1,159,500

388,500

659,000

3,438,500

2007

25,334,500

1,557,500

15,784,000

2,208,500

1,109,500

395,500

686,500

3,593,000

2008

25,252,500

1,451,500

15,767,500

2,241,500

1,214,500

394,500

697,500

3,485,500

2009

26,534,500

1,348,500

17,104,000

2,177,000

1,296,000

397,000

625,500

3,586,500

2010

28,205,000

1,331,500

18,522,000

2,187,000

1,189,500

402,000

660,000

3,913,000

2011

30,098,000

1,389,500

19,803,000

2,383,000

1,252,000

379,000

720,000

4,171,500

2012

31,854,000

1,375,000

21,705,500

2,238,000

1,326,500

360,000

694,000

4,155,000
2013 31,644,500 1,240,000 21,372,000 2,343,000 1,298,000 366,500 678,000 4,347,000
2014 31,644,500 1,298,000 20,178,000 2,488,000 1,446,500 405,000 615,000 5,214,000
2015 33,635,500 1,345,500 21,500,000 2,566,500 1,492,500 442,000 643,000 5,646,000
2016 35,320,000 
 1,342,000 
 22,750,500 
 2,622,000 
 1,515,000 
 425,000 
 684,500 
 5,981,000 
2017 34,683,500 1,319,500 22,341,000 2,547,000 1,353,000 423,500 693,000 6,006,000 
2018 36,746,500 1,318,500 23,551,500 2,889,000 1,512,500 426,000 706,500 6,342,500
2019 37,272,000 1,291,500 24,481,000 2,893,000 1,487,000  439,500 744,000 5,936,000
2020 36,416,000 1,388,500 23,812,000 2,760,000 1,390,000 422,000 705,000 5,938,500
2021 36,624,000 1,353,500 26,291,000 2,904,500 550,000 433,500 688,000 6,403,500

*Includes hazardous material, other Hazardous condition and other.
Source: NFPA Fire Experience Survey
Updated 9/22