diff --git a/backend/routers/project_locations.py b/backend/routers/project_locations.py
index 8c89793..83bd19b 100644
--- a/backend/routers/project_locations.py
+++ b/backend/routers/project_locations.py
@@ -154,6 +154,24 @@ async def get_project_locations(
     # Order by operator-set sort_order, then name as a stable tie-breaker.
     locations = query.order_by(MonitoringLocation.sort_order, MonitoringLocation.name).all()
 
+    # For vibration locations, fan out event counts via SFM concurrently
+    # so the card layout can show "{N} events" instead of "Sessions: 0"
+    # (sessions don't really exist for the watcher-forward pipeline).
+    # Sound locations skip this and keep showing session counts.
+    event_counts: dict[str, int] = {}
+    vibration_locations = [l for l in locations if l.location_type == "vibration"]
+    if vibration_locations:
+        import asyncio
+        from backend.services.sfm_events import events_for_location
+        results = await asyncio.gather(
+            *(events_for_location(db, l.id, limit=1) for l in vibration_locations),
+            return_exceptions=True,
+        )
+        for loc, res in zip(vibration_locations, results):
+            if isinstance(res, Exception):
+                continue   # leave event_counts[loc.id] unset → template falls back
+            event_counts[loc.id] = (res.get("stats") or {}).get("event_count", 0) or 0
+
     # Enrich with assignment info, splitting active vs removed.
     active_data:  list = []
     removed_data: list = []
@@ -184,6 +202,8 @@ async def get_project_locations(
             "assigned_unit": assigned_unit,
             "session_count": session_count,
         }
+        if location.id in event_counts:
+            item["event_count"] = event_counts[location.id]
         if location.removed_at is None:
             active_data.append(item)
         else: