Insights and Best Practices for Fire Departments
2026 ESO
FIRE SERVICE INDEX
Optimizing outcomes at your department starts with having the right insights. With six data-backed metrics that paint a powerful picture of how you protect and serve your community, The 2026 ESO Fire Index delivers benchmarks and best practices to strengthen your response and execute every call with confidence.
10,237,656
Total Incidents
3,805
Departments
7.9 million
Longitudinal Records
What’s Inside
This year’s Index shines a light on some of the most pressing issues in fire services today, answering timely questions such as:
Does our budgeting, staffing, and training reflect the type of calls we’re responding to?
Are we doing enough to reduce our community’s residential fire risk?
Are we prepared to deal with the threat of wildland fire?
Do our response and turnout times reflect the national average?
Are we properly documenting decontamination procedures to reduce carcinogenic exposure for our crew?
Are we tracking electric vehicle fires at our department?
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