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Most NFIRS incidents reported (2025)

Cities that reported the most NFIRS incidents in 2025 — raw counts, not population-normalized.

100 cities ranked Metric: 2025 incidents
#CityState2025 incidentsPopulationGrade
1 New York NY 60,547 8,622,467 B+
2 Chicago IL 24,450 2,721,914 B
3 Los Angeles CA 18,242 3,881,041 A-
4 Houston TX 14,539 2,296,253 B+
5 Dallas TX 11,229 1,300,642 B+
6 Philadelphia PA 10,708 1,593,208 B+
7 Austin TX 9,557 958,202 B-
8 San Antonio TX 7,996 1,445,662 B+
9 Albuquerque NM 7,830 562,551 B-
10 Las Vegas NV 7,814 644,835 B-
11 Fresno CA 7,510 541,528 B-
12 Sacramento CA 7,403 523,600 C+
13 Washington DC 6,867 670,587 B
14 Louisville KY 6,806 629,176 B
15 Seattle WA 6,485 734,603 B
16 Denver CO 6,371 710,800 B
17 Phoenix AZ 6,148 1,609,456 A-
18 Oklahoma City OK 6,136 681,088 B+
19 Indianapolis IN 6,087 882,006 B+
20 Tulsa OK 5,857 411,938 B-
21 San Francisco CA 5,428 851,036 B
22 Detroit MI 5,367 636,787 B-
23 Boston MA 5,069 665,945 B
24 Stockton CA 4,985 320,030 C
25 Baltimore MD 4,976 584,548 B+
26 Tucson AZ 4,925 541,033 B
27 Kansas City MO 4,867 505,958 B
28 Milwaukee WI 4,865 573,299 B+
29 San Jose CA 4,848 1,001,176 B+
30 Memphis TN 4,779 630,027 B
31 Portland OR 4,715 646,101 A-
32 Nashville TN 4,557 684,103 B+
33 Columbus OH 4,482 902,449 B+
34 Charlotte NC 4,454 875,045 B+
35 Richmond VA 4,415 227,171 C
36 Jacksonville FL 3,986 950,203 A-
37 Newark NJ 3,262 307,355 B
38 Colorado Springs CO 3,079 479,612 B+
39 Wilmington DE 3,046 71,034 D
40 Long Beach CA 3,040 462,293 A-
41 Little Rock AR 2,983 202,218 C+
42 Omaha NE 2,973 489,201 B+
43 Birmingham AL 2,939 200,431 C+
44 Arlington TX 2,877 393,469 B+
45 Tampa FL 2,875 388,768 B
46 El Paso TX 2,821 677,181 A-
47 Minneapolis MN 2,799 426,877 B+
48 Tacoma WA 2,759 219,234 C+
49 Raleigh NC 2,753 465,517 B+
50 Akron OH 2,661 190,273 C+
51 Cleveland OH 2,656 370,365 B-
52 Wichita KS 2,638 395,951 B+
53 Amarillo TX 2,632 200,360 B-
54 Cincinnati OH 2,551 308,870 B-
55 Bakersfield CA 2,477 404,321 B+
56 Spokane WA 2,382 227,922 B-
57 Fayetteville NC 2,357 208,697 C+
58 Dayton OH 2,323 137,305 C
59 Fort Worth TX 2,282 924,663 A-
60 Anchorage AK 2,244 290,674 B+
61 Corpus Christi TX 2,194 317,804 B
62 Saginaw MI 2,186 44,316 D
63 Columbia SC 2,184 136,754 C
64 Lexington KY 2,126 321,276 B
65 New Orleans LA 2,091 380,408 B
66 Grand Rapids MI 2,090 198,096 B-
67 Yonkers NY 2,086 209,780 B-
68 Vancouver WA 2,074 190,700 B
69 Greenville SC 2,047 70,838 C-
70 Shreveport LA 2,046 186,183 B-
71 Springfield MO 2,012 168,873 B-
72 Jackson MS 2,000 153,271 C+
73 Cambridge MA 1,990 117,962 C+
74 Miami FL 1,989 443,665 A-
75 Mesa AZ 1,976 503,390 A-
76 Independence MO 1,954 122,218 C+
77 Montgomery AL 1,951 199,819 B
78 Riverside CA 1,936 316,076 B+
79 Knoxville TN 1,921 191,857 B-
80 Norfolk VA 1,893 236,973 B+
81 Roanoke VA 1,884 99,213 C+
82 Chattanooga TN 1,880 181,288 B-
83 Baton Rouge LA 1,873 225,500 B
84 Pueblo CO 1,868 111,430 C+
85 Toledo OH 1,848 269,962 B
86 Evansville IN 1,816 116,906 C+
87 Kalamazoo MI 1,812 73,342 C-
88 Jersey City NJ 1,777 287,899 B-
89 Mobile AL 1,755 186,316 B
90 Buffalo NY 1,723 276,688 A
91 Fort Wayne IN 1,723 264,514 B+
92 Aurora CO 1,717 387,349 A
93 Ocala FL 1,708 63,504 C-
94 Waco TX 1,686 140,545 B-
95 Longview TX 1,678 82,176 C+
96 Springfield IL 1,650 114,214 B-
97 Rockford IL 1,626 148,173 B-
98 Worcester MA 1,622 204,191 B-
99 Anniston AL 1,608 21,502 D
100 Des Moines IA 1,605 213,164 A-

Methodology

Cities ranked by 2025 incidents from the city_fire_profiles table. NFIRS coverage is voluntary so totals reflect departments that report; all per-capita rates use SimpleMaps 2023 population estimates. The letter grade in the right column ranks each city by per-capita incidents and civilian fire deaths against every city we profile (how grades work). See /rankings/best/ for the highest-grade cities.