Police & Fire

BY THE NUMBERS: Clark County emergency responses in 2021

By Clark County Office of Emergency Management

In 2021 your fire departments from across Clark County responded to 1,764 incidents. These numbers were compiled by a combination of incidents entered into the sheriff’s office computer-aided dispatch system and some departments reporting systems.

The numbers are not 100 percent accurate, and some of these responses are duplicated; every department in the county has mutual aid with at least one other department. Also we had more vehicle accidents with someone entrapped than are reflected by these numbers, because the CAD system does not allow you to mark if there is someone trapped. The totals for each department are listed below by number of total calls.

All Clark County Departments

Structure Fires – 75

Wildland Fires – 187

Vehicle Fires – 53

Other Fires – 29

Medical Calls – 759

Vehicle Accidents – 176

Vehicle Accidents with Entrapment – 15

Fire Alarms – 206

Water Rescues – 17

Helicopter Standby – 56

Other Calls – 191

Total – 1,764

Arkadelphia Fire Department

Structure Fires -19

Vehicle Fires – 20

Other Fires – 29

Medical – 250

Vehicle Accidents – 45

Accident with Entrapment – 15

Fire Alarms – 155

Helicopter Standby – 56

Water Rescue -1

Other Calls – 81

Total – 671

Gurdon Fire Department

Structure Fires – 8

Wildland Fires – 20

Vehicle Fires – 6

Medical – 85

Vehicle Accidents – 30

Alarms – 3

Other – 8

Total – 160

Amity Fire Department 

Structure Fires – 5

Wildland Fires – 17

Vehicle Fires – 1

Medical -100

Vehicle Accidents -15

Alarms – 6

Water Rescue – 1

Other -12

Total – 157

Caddo Valley Fire Department

Structure Fires – 8

Wildland Fires – 23

Vehicle Fires – 7

Medical – 48

Vehicle Accidents – 25

Water Rescue – 15

Alarms – 16

Other – 21

Total – 145

Curtis Fire Department

Structure Fires – 6

Wildland Fires – 26

Vehicle Fires – 5

Medical – 50

Alarms – 4

Vehicle Accidents – 6

Other – 8

Total – 105

Degray Fire Department 

Structure Fire – 8

Wildland Fires – 20

Vehicle Fires – 5

Medical – 42

Vehicle Accidents – 10

Alarms – 5

Other – 7

Total – 97

Gum Springs Fire Department

Structure Fires – 2

Wildland Fires – 24

Vehicle Fires -3

Medical -35

Alarms -5

Accidents -13

Other -7

Total – 89

Alpine Fire Department

Structure Fires – 3

Wildland Fires – 17

Medical – 46

Alarms – 2

Vehicle Accidents – 12

Other – 6

Total – 86

Okolona Fire Department 

Structure Fires – 4

Wildland Fires – 10

Vehicle Fires – 3

Medical – 45

Accidents – 2

Other – 14

Total – 78

Hollywood Fire Department

Structure Fire – 3

Wildland Fires – 12

Vehicle Fires – 2

Medical – 27

Accidents – 9

Alarms – 2

Other – 9

Total – 64

East Clark County Fire Department

Structure Fire – 4

Wildland Fire – 11

Vehicle Fire – 1

Medical – 14

Alarms – 4

Accidents – 3

Other – 9

Total – 46

Whelen Springs Fire Department

Structure Fire – 1

Wildland Fire – 5

Medical – 11

Accident – 2

Other -4

Total – 23

Kansas Fire Department

Structure Fire – 4

Wildland Fire – 7

Medical – 5

Accident – 1

Alarm – 1

Other – 2

Total – 20

Berine Fire Department

Wildland Fires – 5

Medical – 6

Accident – 1

Alarms – 2

Other – 3

Total – 17