Darley Data Center℠
Houston Fire Department
Harris County • Performance Metrics 2019 – 2024
Trimmed Mean (5%) Response Time
8.1 min
Trimmed Mean (5%) Scene Time
57.5 min
Trimmed Mean (5%) Clear Time
66.0 min
Performance Trends
Compare Houston Fire Department against county and state trimmed mean (5%)s.
Response Time: Time from alarm to arrival on scene.
Calculated as a 5% trimmed mean, removing the lowest and highest 5% of incident durations before averaging.Source: NFIRS Public Historical Dataset.
Key Insights
- Houston Fire Department maintains a 8.1-minute trimmed mean (5%) response time, compared to the Harris County trimmed mean (5%) of 7.9 minutes
- Scene time has increased by 48.6% since 2019, showing evolving operational efficiency
Year-over-Year Trends
Comparing 2024 performance to 2023
Houston Fire Department
Response Time
Scene Time
Clear Time
Response Time
Trimmed Mean (5%) comparison against regional averages
Houston Fire Department
Performance Summary
Resource Efficiency
Based on 5.8 years of data
Houston Fire Department
Busiest: Monday at 16:00
303,453
1,770,144
Staffing
93
Stations
3948
Career
0
Vol
3948
Total
Fire Incidents Heatmap
Top 10 Actions & Locations
Top 10 categories by total count across all years.
