CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FD — Incident Data & Community Risk Profile

4,611

Incidents 2024

3018

Fire Calls

65% of total

1593

Non-Fire

35% of total

4.0

Per 1K Residents

Department Location

NERIS Public · Updated quarterly

Incident Activity — 2024

Monthly Volume2024

Incident Types4611 total

4611

Total

Wildland Fire

2047

Hazmat

1305

Structure Fire

499

Vehicle Fire

391

Other

288

Other Fire

Peak Month

571

July

Highest single-month incident volume in 2024. Seasonal patterns can inform staffing and resource allocation decisions.

Incidents by Season

Community Demographics

Contra Costa County, California · ACS 2023

1,161,458

Population

$125,727

Median Income

$830,800

Median Home

16.7%

Age 65+

EMS demand driver

Social Vulnerability Indicators

Vulnerability

Poverty Rate

8.3%

Mod

Disability Rate

11.2%

Mod

Population 65+

16.7%

Mod

Housing Risk

Vacancy Rate

3.5%

Low

Pre-1980 Housing

46.2%

Mod

Renter-Occupied

32.3%

Low

Natural Hazard Risk — FEMA NRI

99.5

Risk Score

Very High

$971M

Exp. Annual Loss

21.5

Soc. Vulnerability

Relatively Low

67.8

Resilience

Relatively High

Very High Risk

6 hazards

Earthquake

99.7

EAL $518,775K

Inland Flooding

99.5

EAL $412,454K

Landslide

99.3

EAL $2,369K

Heat Wave

98.3

EAL $17,837K

Drought

94.6

EAL $2,846K

Lightning

90.8

EAL $1,458K

Moderate Risk

2 hazards

Wildfire

97.6

EAL $10,785K

Coastal Flooding

66.0

EAL $1,001K

Low Risk

3 hazards

Tornado

49.9

EAL $1,433K

Tsunami

47.7

EAL $1,025K

Strong Wind

34.4

EAL $398K

Very Low / N/A

4 hazards

Volcanic Activity

77.9

EAL $0K

Hail

33.0

EAL $157K

Winter Weather

9.2

EAL $8K

Avalanche

5.3

EAL $0K

FEMA Disaster Declaration History

373

Last 10 Years

493

Last 25 Years

FireLEE FALLS FIRE2024-08-09

FireELK LANE FIRE2024-08-06

FireMILE MARKER 132 FIRE2024-08-02

Severe StormFLOODING2017-05-02

Severe StormSEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING2016-01-21

Peer Comparison

11 similar departments in CA

Annual Incidents

4,611

+4% vs. peer avg 4,420

Stations

—

Peer avg: 100.0 stations

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NERIS Data Exchange Compatible · Data: NFIRS 2024 · Census ACS 2023 · FEMA NRI · OpenFEMA · FDID: 07090. Last updated: March 2026.