Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Blount County. Click column headers to sort.
NRI Rating is from FEMA's National Risk Index, which measures community risk across 18 natural hazards using expected annual losses, social vulnerability, and community resilience. Life-Safety Loss uses FEMA's Value of Statistical Life ($13.7M per expected fatality) to estimate annual risk to human life.
Department boundaries and station counts are self-reported through NERIS Public and may not reflect current service areas. Population and Life-Safety Loss reflect each department's full jurisdiction. County-level risk metrics are computed from census tract data and are not affected by boundary accuracy. See full methodology.
| Department ▲ | Est. Population ▲ | Life-Safety Loss ▼ | NRI Rating ▲ | Stations ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Lake Fire District | 592,459 | $67.3M | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| City Of Brighton Fire Department | 570,696 | $64.2M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Gardendale Fire And Rescue | 570,696 | $64.2M | Relatively Moderate | 5 |
| Lipscomb Fire & Rescue | 570,696 | $64.2M | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| Mountain Brook Fire Department | 570,696 | $64.2M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Tarrant Fire & Rescue | 570,696 | $64.2M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Trussville Fire And Rescue | 570,696 | $64.2M | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Virginia Mines Fire District | 570,696 | $64.2M | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| Homewood Fire & Rescue Service | 570,696 | $64.2M | Relatively Moderate | 5 |
| Mt High Volunteer Fire Department & Rescue Squad | 35,768 | $4.6M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Palmerdale Fire District | 34,081 | $4.0M | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Blountsville Volunteer Fire & Rescue Dept. Station 1 | 30,667 | $3.7M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Ricetown Volunteer Fire & Rescue | 24,101 | $3.1M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Straight Mountain Volunteer Fire & Rescue | 18,017 | $2.3M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| West Blount Fire Department | 17,061 | $2.0M | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Royal Community Fire Department | 16,134 | $1.9M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Susan Moore Fire And Rescue Department | 14,969 | $1.7M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Oneonta Fire And Rescue Service | 13,113 | $1.7M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Pine Mountain Volunteer Fire Department | 12,561 | $1.5M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Allgood Volunteer Fire And Rescue | 10,489 | $1.2M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Holly Springs Fire And Rescue | 9,496 | $1.2M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Dallas-Selfville Fire & Rescue | 8,487 | $1.1M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Locust Fork Volunteer Fire And Rescue | 8,487 | $1.1M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Bangor Fire & Rescue Service | 9,225 | $1.0M | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| Murphree Valley Volunteer Fire Department | 8,257 | $947.3K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Remlap Fire & Ems District, Inc. | 7,652 | $929.6K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Nectar Fire Department | 7,490 | $916.8K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department | 7,284 | $720.2K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Brooksville Volunteer Fire & Rescue | 4,724 | $565.6K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
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