Locke Township Fire Department is located in Rowan County, North Carolina on the southwest side of the City of Salisbury.
The department operates out of three stations to cover an area of approximately 48 square miles. The response area includes rural farmland, residential property, and industrial facilities which total an estimated $900 million in value. Population in the district is approximately 14,100.
Locke Fire Department is a combination department; full-time firefighters provide 24/7 coverage and are supplemented by several part-time and live-in firefighters as well as volunteer personnel.
2019 Incidents by Month
Month |
Fire |
EMS |
Totals |
January |
59 |
54 |
113 |
February |
47 |
61 |
108 |
March |
|
|
|
April |
|
|
|
May |
|
|
|
June |
|
|
|
July |
|
|
|
August |
|
|
|
September |
|
|
|
October |
|
|
|
November |
|
|
|
December |
|
|
|
Total |
106 |
115 |
221 |
2018 Incidents by Month
Month |
Fire |
EMS |
Totals |
January |
65 |
56 |
121 |
February |
43 |
62 |
105 |
March |
58 |
68 |
126 |
April |
44 |
65 |
109 |
May |
54 |
58 |
112 |
June |
61 |
52 |
113 |
July |
57 |
51 |
108 |
August |
66 |
63 |
129 |
September |
84 |
66 |
150 |
October |
89 |
54 |
143 |
November |
55 |
75 |
130 |
December |
73 |
55 |
128 |
Total |
749 |
725 |
1474 |
2017 Incidents by Month
Month |
Fire |
EMS |
Totals |
January |
46 |
49 |
95 |
February |
46 |
53 |
109 |
March |
42 |
41 |
83 |
April |
|
|
|
May |
|
|
|
June |
|
|
|
July |
|
|
|
August |
|
|
|
September |
|
|
|
October |
|
|
|
November |
|
|
|
December |
|
|
|
Total |
600 |
630 |
1230 |
2016 Incidents by Month
Month |
Fire |
EMS |
Totals |
January |
30 |
57 |
87 |
February |
62 |
42 |
104 |
March |
42 |
62 |
104 |
April |
41 |
59 |
100 |
May |
48 |
58 |
106 |
June |
69 |
51 |
120 |
July |
56 |
58 |
114 |
August |
41 |
38 |
79 |
September |
61 |
45 |
106 |
October |
88 |
79 |
167 |
November |
89 |
39 |
128 |
December |
58 |
72 |
130 |
Total |
685 |
661 |
1346 |
2015 Incidents by Month
Month |
Fire |
EMS |
Totals |
January |
52 |
54 |
106 |
February |
68 |
50 |
118 |
March |
47 |
56 |
103 |
April |
42 |
56 |
98 |
May |
40 |
50 |
90 |
June |
57 |
73 |
130 |
July |
51 |
48 |
99 |
August |
40 |
60 |
100 |
September |
60 |
45 |
105 |
October |
66 |
55 |
121 |
November |
61 |
44 |
105 |
December |
33 |
50 |
83 |
Total |
617 |
641 |
1258 |
Incident Totals by Type for Past Years
Incident Type |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Structure Fire |
138 |
149 |
184 |
174 |
153 |
189 |
195 |
182 |
216 |
– |
214 |
– |
Fire Alarm |
102 |
120 |
112 |
113 |
114 |
111 |
124 |
132 |
112 |
– |
146 |
– |
Vehicle Accident |
97 |
85 |
62 |
65 |
89 |
77 |
90 |
108 |
117 |
– |
112 |
– |
Brush Fire |
40 |
26 |
15 |
28 |
20 |
15 |
24 |
31 |
64 |
– |
25 |
– |
Vehicle Fire |
10 |
7 |
12 |
4 |
12 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
– |
9 |
– |
Hazardous Material |
11 |
5 |
9 |
3 |
9 |
14 |
15 |
5 |
21 |
– |
13 |
– |
Good Intent/ Service Call |
28 |
23 |
33 |
53 |
53 |
82 |
44 |
95 |
72 |
– |
115 |
– |
Hazardous Condition |
33 |
16 |
18 |
8 |
8 |
28 |
16 |
2 |
30 |
– |
63 |
– |
Smoke Odor |
4 |
9 |
8 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
– |
3 |
– |
CO Alarm |
3 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
8 |
10 |
– |
7 |
– |
Rescue Assignments |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
– |
14 |
– |
Move Up Assignments |
9 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
11 |
18 |
– |
19 |
– |
Aircraft Emergencies |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
12 |
– |
9 |
– |
Medical |
421 |
490 |
458 |
506 |
539 |
543 |
571 |
641 |
661 |
630 |
725 |
– |
Totals |
900 |
945 |
925 |
974 |
1025 |
1100 |
1107 |
1258 |
1346 |
1230 |
1474 |
– |
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