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Fire Department Overall Run Profile
as Reported to NERIS

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| January 1 to June 30, 2026 |

Fire departments provide invaluable services to communities nationwide. To understand their full role in a community, this topical report profiles fire department run activity as reported to the National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS) so far in the 2026 calendar year.

In 2026, the new NERIS platform replaced the legacy data system, known as the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS). More than 19,000 fire departments have already onboarded to NERIS, and NERIS participation is expected to increase throughout 2026.

At a Glance

From January to June 2026, fire departments responded to

15,339,154

incidents runs or calls as reported to NERIS.


Over half (62%) of the reported calls required emergency medical services (EMS) from fire departments.


Only 4% of all reported fire department runs involved a fire.

Fire department runs by Incident Type Discipline

So far in 2026, fire departments responded to 15,339,154 incidents runs or calls as reported to NERIS.

Of the reported runs, 9,469,294 (62%) required EMS from fire departments. 651,454 (4%) of the reported runs involved a fire.

Fire department runs by Incident Type Discipline
Medical
61.7%
Other
34.5%
Fire
4.2%

Source: NERIS External Data Hub. Data was retrieved on July 14, 2026. Last updated on July 27, 2026.