Generate Report →
All States / California / CENTRAL FPD
CA · FDID 44065 · NFIRS 2024

CENTRAL FPD

ZIP 95073 Santa Cruz County, California
525
Incidents 2024
141
Fire Calls
27% of total
384
Non-Fire
73% of total
2.0
Per 1K Residents
Department Location
NERIS Public · Updated quarterly
Loading boundary data…
HQ
Station
Jurisdiction
Incident Activity — 2024
Monthly Volume2024
Incident Types525 total
525
Total
Hazmat
324
Other
60
Structure Fire
56
Wildland Fire
46
Vehicle Fire
28
Other Fire
11
Peak Month
102
February
Highest single-month incident volume in 2024. Seasonal patterns can inform staffing and resource allocation decisions.
Incidents by Season
Community Demographics
Santa Cruz County, California · ACS 2023
266,021
Population
$109,266
Median Income
$1,015,200
Median Home
18.3%
Age 65+
EMS demand driver
Social Vulnerability Indicators
Vulnerability
Poverty Rate
11.2%
Mod
Disability Rate
11.2%
Mod
Population 65+
18.3%
Mod
Housing Risk
Vacancy Rate
9.2%
Mod
Pre-1980 Housing
36.3%
Mod
Renter-Occupied
40.0%
Mod
Natural Hazard Risk — FEMA NRI
97.8
Risk Score
Relatively High
$335M
Exp. Annual Loss
28.1
Soc. Vulnerability
Relatively Low
71.1
Resilience
Relatively High
Very High Risk
4 hazards
Drought
99.4
EAL $18,214K
Earthquake
99.3
EAL $189,998K
Landslide
99.3
EAL $2,070K
Inland Flooding
96.2
EAL $105,094K
Moderate Risk
4 hazards
Wildfire
97.3
EAL $9,027K
Heat Wave
86.6
EAL $2,506K
Tsunami
73.8
EAL $7,553K
Lightning
59.2
EAL $353K
Low Risk
2 hazards
Coastal Flooding
49.2
EAL $117K
Winter Weather
31.7
EAL $35K
Very Low / N/A
4 hazards
Hail
33.2
EAL $149K
Tornado
18.7
EAL $235K
Strong Wind
7.0
EAL $53K
Avalanche
3.1
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
525
+16% vs. peer avg 451
Stations
—
Peer avg: 14.0 stations
This Profile Is the Starting Point

This profile is the starting point.

5AlarmData turns this data into finished documents your department actually needs — board reports, grant narratives, ISO evidence packs, and staffing justifications.

No file upload. No software to learn. Your department's data is already here.

Get Your Full Report →
Board Reports AFG & SAFER Grants NERIS Compliance ISO Evidence Staffing Justification
NERIS Data Exchange Compatible NERIS Data Exchange Compatible  ·  Data: NFIRS 2024  ·  Census ACS 2023  ·  FEMA NRI  ·  OpenFEMA  ·  FDID: 44065. Last updated: March 2026.