The U.S. fire service

Fire department calls

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Year	Total	Fires	Medical aid	False alarms	Mutual aid	Hazardous materials	Hazardous condition	Other
1986	11,890,000	2,271,500	6,437,500	992,500	441,000	171,500	318,000	1,258,000
1987	12,237,500	2,330,000	6,405,000	1,238,500	428,000	193,000	315,000	1,328,000
1988	13,308,000	2,436,500	7,169,500	1,404,500	490,500	204,000	333,000	1,270,000
1989	13,409,500	2,115,000	7,337,000	1,467,000	500,000	207,000	381,500	1,402,000
1990	13,707,500	2,019,000	7,650,000	1,476,000	486,500	210,000	423,000	1,443,000
1991	14,556,500	2,041,500	8,176,000	1,578,500	494,000	221,000	428,500	1,617,000
1992	14,684,500	1,964,500	8,263,000	1,598,000	514,000	220,500	400,000	1,724,500
1993	15,318,500	1,952,500	8,743,500	1,646,500	542,000	245,000	432,500	1,756,500
1994	16,127,000	2,054,500	9,189,000	1,666,000	586,500	250,000	432,500	1,948,500
1995	16,391,500	1,965,500	9,381,000	1,672,500	615,500	254,500	469,500	2,033,000
1996	17,503,000	1,975,000	9,841,500	1,816,500	688,000	285,000	536,500	2,360,500
1997	17,957,500	1,795,000	10,483,000	1,814,500	705,500	271,500	498,500	2,389,500
1998	18,753,000	1,755,500	10,936,000	1,956,000	707,500	301,000	559,000	2,538,000
1999	19,667,000	1,823,000	11,484,000	2,039,000	824,000	297,500	560,000	2,639,500
2000	20,520,000	1,708,000	12,251,000	2,126,500	864,000	319,000	543,500	2,708,000
2001	20,965,500	1,734,500	12,331,000	2,157,500	838,500	381,500	605,000	2,917,500
2002	21,303,500	1,687,500	12,903,000	2,116,000	888,500	361,000	603,500	2,744,000
2003	22,406,000	1,584,500	13,631,500	2,189,500	987,000	349,500	660,500	3,003,500
2004	22,616,500	1,550,500	14,100,000	2,106,000	984,000	354,000	671,000	2,851,000
2005	23,251,500	1,602,000	14,373,500	2,134,000	1,091,000	375,000	667,000	3,009,000
2006	24,470,000	1,642,500	15,062,500	2,119,500	1,159,500	388,500	659,000	3,438,500
2007	25,334,500	1,557,500	15,784,000	2,208,500	1,109,500	395,500	686,500	3,593,000
2008	25,252,500	1,451,500	15,767,500	2,241,500	1,214,500	394,500	697,500	3,485,500
2009	26,534,500	1,348,500	17,104,000	2,177,000	1,296,000	397,000	625,500	3,586,500
2010	28,205,000	1,331,500	18,522,000	2,187,000	1,189,500	402,000	660,000	3,913,000
2011	30,098,000	1,389,500	19,803,000	2,383,000	1,252,000	379,000	720,000	4,171,500

Source: Fire Loss in the United States 2011, Michael J. Karter, Jr., September 2012, and previous reports in the series.
Update: 1/13

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