Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Etowah 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gadsden Fire Department | 37,304 | $6.1M | Relatively Moderate | 14 |
| Renfroe Volunteer Fire Department | 30,566 | $4.4M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Southside Fire Department | 20,557 | $3.2M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Egypt Volunteer Fire Department | 17,797 | $3.1M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Boaz Fire & Rescue | 14,065 | $2.8M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Attalla Fire & Rescue | 16,541 | $2.7M | Relatively High | 5 |
| Sand Valley Volunteer Fire Department | 16,240 | $2.6M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Rainbow City Fire Department | 13,248 | $2.1M | Relatively High | 4 |
| Glencoe Fire Department | 12,761 | $2.0M | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| Aroney Fire Protection Authority | 11,951 | $2.0M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Mount Hebron Volunteer Fire Department | 8,235 | $1.8M | Relatively High | 1 |
| New Union Volunteer Fire Department | 10,301 | $1.6M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Mountainboro Volunteer Fire Department | 9,530 | $1.5M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Gallant Volunteer Fire Department | 7,883 | $1.3M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Reece City Volunteer Fire Department | 7,720 | $1.2M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Steele Volunteer Fire Department | 8,244 | $1.1M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Coates Bend Volunteer Fire Department | 7,242 | $1.0M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Highland Volunteer Fire Deaprtment | 6,514 | $1.0M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Lookout Mountain Volunteer Fire Department | 6,514 | $1.0M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Walnut Grove Volunteer Fire Department | 5,140 | $828.2K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Altoona Fire Department | 5,161 | $750.3K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Keener Volunteer Fire Department | 4,477 | $720.8K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Tidmore Bend Volunteer Fire Department | 5,053 | $673.5K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Ballplay 1 Volunteer Fire | 3,544 | $569.5K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Ballplay Bend Fire Department | 3,544 | $569.5K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Black Creek Volunteer Fire Department | 2,653 | $437.3K | Relatively Low | 1 |
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