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CA · FDID 24010 · NFIRS 2024

DOS PALOS VFD

ZIP 93620 Merced County, California
28
Incidents 2024
13
Fire Calls
46% of total
15
Non-Fire
54% of total
0.1
Per 1K Residents
Department Location
NERIS Public · Updated quarterly
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Station
Jurisdiction
Incident Activity — 2024
Monthly Volume2024
Incident Types28 total
28
Total
Hazmat
14
Wildland Fire
8
Structure Fire
3
Vehicle Fire
2
Other
1
Peak Month
7
July
Highest single-month incident volume in 2024. Seasonal patterns can inform staffing and resource allocation decisions.
Incidents by Season
Community Demographics
Merced County, California · ACS 2023
285,597
Population
$65,044
Median Income
$368,400
Median Home
11.6%
Age 65+
EMS demand driver
Social Vulnerability Indicators
Vulnerability
Poverty Rate
18.4%
High
Disability Rate
12.8%
Mod
Population 65+
11.6%
Low
Housing Risk
Vacancy Rate
5.6%
Low
Pre-1980 Housing
55.9%
High
Renter-Occupied
46.7%
Mod
Natural Hazard Risk — FEMA NRI
96.9
Risk Score
Relatively High
$205M
Exp. Annual Loss
61.7
Soc. Vulnerability
Relatively High
7.3
Resilience
Very Low
Very High Risk
5 hazards
Drought
99.9
EAL $70,183K
Earthquake
98.5
EAL $62,385K
Heat Wave
97.7
EAL $10,174K
Inland Flooding
94.7
EAL $58,822K
Lightning
84.6
EAL $739K
Moderate Risk
1 hazard
Wildfire
92.2
EAL $1,573K
Low Risk
3 hazards
Hail
67.1
EAL $403K
Tornado
26.2
EAL $322K
Strong Wind
20.4
EAL $151K
Very Low / N/A
4 hazards
Landslide
54.7
EAL $2K
Volcanic Activity
50.2
EAL $0K
Winter Weather
19.6
EAL $14K
Avalanche
3.4
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
20 similar departments in CA
Annual Incidents
28
+2% vs. peer avg 28
Stations
—
Peer avg: 1.2 stations
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