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CA · FDID 12140 · NFIRS 2024

ARCATA FPD

ZIP 95521 Humboldt County, California
285
Incidents 2024
167
Fire Calls
59% of total
118
Non-Fire
41% of total
2.1
Per 1K Residents
Department Location
NERIS Public · Updated quarterly
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Station
Jurisdiction
Incident Activity — 2024
Monthly Volume2024
Incident Types285 total
285
Total
Hazmat
75
Wildland Fire
57
Structure Fire
49
Other Fire
43
Other
43
Vehicle Fire
18
Peak Month
47
November
Highest single-month incident volume in 2024. Seasonal patterns can inform staffing and resource allocation decisions.
Incidents by Season
Community Demographics
Humboldt County, California · ACS 2023
135,418
Population
$61,135
Median Income
$418,800
Median Home
19.3%
Age 65+
EMS demand driver
Social Vulnerability Indicators
Vulnerability
Poverty Rate
18.9%
High
Disability Rate
18.5%
High
Population 65+
19.3%
Mod
Housing Risk
Vacancy Rate
12.4%
Mod
Pre-1980 Housing
39.5%
Mod
Renter-Occupied
43.7%
Mod
Natural Hazard Risk — FEMA NRI
96.8
Risk Score
Relatively High
$189M
Exp. Annual Loss
74.7
Soc. Vulnerability
Relatively High
56.4
Resilience
Relatively Moderate
Very High Risk
5 hazards
Landslide
99.6
EAL $2,268K
Earthquake
99.0
EAL $94,107K
Inland Flooding
94.2
EAL $51,121K
Tsunami
93.8
EAL $33,359K
Coastal Flooding
87.8
EAL $3,675K
Moderate Risk
2 hazards
Wildfire
95.5
EAL $3,024K
Drought
78.5
EAL $650K
Low Risk
2 hazards
Heat Wave
47.3
EAL $252K
Lightning
32.9
EAL $93K
Very Low / N/A
5 hazards
Avalanche
47.2
EAL $0K
Hail
15.3
EAL $40K
Winter Weather
10.5
EAL $6K
Tornado
7.9
EAL $32K
Strong Wind
3.9
EAL $18K
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
20 similar departments in CA
Annual Incidents
285
+22% vs. peer avg 233
Stations
—
Peer avg: 14.0 stations
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NERIS Data Exchange Compatible NERIS Data Exchange Compatible  ·  Data: NFIRS 2024  ·  Census ACS 2023  ·  FEMA NRI  ·  OpenFEMA  ·  FDID: 12140. Last updated: March 2026.