CA · FDID 42555 · NFIRS 2024
CDF SANTA BARBARA
57
Incidents 2024
56
Fire Calls
98% of total
1
Non-Fire
2% of total
0.1
Per 1K Residents
Department Location
NERIS Public · Updated quarterly
Incident Activity — 2024
Monthly Volume2024
Incident Types57 total
57
Total
Wildland Fire
56
Hazmat
1
Peak Month
11
October
Highest single-month incident volume in 2024. Seasonal patterns can inform staffing and resource allocation decisions.
Incidents by Season
Community Demographics
Santa Barbara County, California · ACS 2023
443,975
Population
$95,977
Median Income
$735,700
Median Home
16.2%
Age 65+
EMS demand driver
Social Vulnerability Indicators
Vulnerability
Poverty Rate
13.8%
ModDisability Rate
11.1%
ModPopulation 65+
16.2%
ModHousing Risk
Vacancy Rate
6.8%
LowPre-1980 Housing
39.2%
ModRenter-Occupied
47.1%
ModNatural Hazard Risk — FEMA NRI
99.0
Risk Score
Relatively High
$477M
Exp. Annual Loss
60.2
Soc. Vulnerability
Relatively High
60.9
Resilience
Relatively High
Very High Risk
5 hazards
Landslide
100.0
EAL $51,446K
Drought
99.8
EAL $64,905K
Earthquake
99.4
EAL $168,242K
Wildfire
99.2
EAL $23,975K
Inland Flooding
98.6
EAL $166,790K
Low Risk
3 hazards
Heat Wave
75.4
EAL $1,008K
Lightning
55.4
EAL $243K
Coastal Flooding
51.4
EAL $129K
Very Low / N/A
7 hazards
Tsunami
38.5
EAL $343K
Avalanche
30.7
EAL $0K
Hail
22.1
EAL $69K
Strong Wind
13.0
EAL $89K
Tornado
5.4
EAL $20K
Cold Wave
2.2
Winter Weather
1.4
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
57
+3% vs. peer avg 55
Stations
—
Peer avg: 1.0 stations
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NERIS Data Exchange Compatible · Data: NFIRS 2024 · Census ACS 2023 · FEMA NRI · OpenFEMA · FDID: 42555. Last updated: March 2026.