Natural Hazard Loss Profile
Expected annual loss across the 18 natural hazards in FEMA's National Risk Index. Life safety is expressed in fatality-equivalents, combining expected deaths and injuries. Property loss counts building damage only, not agriculture.
These figures cover natural hazards only. Structure fire, EMS, and motor vehicle incidents are not in the National Risk Index, so this is not an all-cause life safety measure. For Jefferson County, the largest single contributor is Tornado, 33% of the life-safety total.
Jefferson County carries an expected 5 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $187.5M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 67 Alabama counties. Nationally, Jefferson County ranks 97th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2044th for life safety per 100k residents, 99th for property loss, and 2004th for property loss per resident. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.
Add fire mortality, cause, and loss
Natural hazard exposure is only part of the risk. Fire deaths and injuries, cause of ignition, and dollar loss per incident come from NERIS incident reporting, which grows as departments serving Jefferson County enroll. Our Regional tier adds that data for the departments your jurisdiction sponsors, next to public risk and NERIS adoption for every department in Jefferson County.
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Total expected annual loss: $262,366,840 per year. Life safety is shown here in dollars, at FEMA's $13.7M value of statistical life, so the three shares sum to the total.
Hazards Ranked Two Ways
The hazard that threatens people is often not the hazard that destroys buildings. Both columns cover the same 18 hazards over the same year.
By life-safety loss ($/yr)
By property loss ($/yr)
Census Tract Risk Map
Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Jefferson County. Gray tracts have no modeled loss or no resident population. Per-resident figures on this map use the National Risk Index 2020 tract population.
Fire Service Profile
Department composition covers the 48 departments registered in NERIS Public for Jefferson County, AL. Departments that have not registered are not counted. Station coverage divides census population by registered stations; department service areas overlap, so their populations are not summed.
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Jefferson 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 | 524,957 | $59.7M | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| Mountain Brook Fire Department | 503,534 | $56.7M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Homewood Fire & Rescue Service | 503,463 | $56.7M | Relatively Moderate | 5 |
| City Of Brighton Fire Department | 503,455 | $56.7M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Gardendale Fire And Rescue | 503,455 | $56.7M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Lipscomb Fire & Rescue | 503,455 | $56.7M | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| Tarrant Fire & Rescue | 503,455 | $56.7M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Trussville Fire And Rescue | 503,455 | $56.7M | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Birmingham Fire And Rescue Service Department | 200,845 | $23.3M | Relatively Moderate | 32 |
| Eastern Valley Fire District | 92,760 | $9.9M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Hoover Fire Department | 81,212 | $9.8M | Relatively High | 13 |
| Henagar Volunteer Fire Department | 58,574 | $8.7M | Relatively High | 0 |
| Argo Fire Department | 55,267 | $5.6M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Mt High Volunteer Fire Department & Rescue Squad | 36,369 | $4.6M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Forestdale Fire District | 37,195 | $4.3M | Relatively Moderate | 6 |
| Vestavia Hills Fire Department | 38,629 | $4.3M | Relatively High | 9 |
| Palmerdale Fire District | 35,398 | $4.1M | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Bessemer Fire Department | 27,920 | $3.1M | Relatively Moderate | 6 |
| Maytown Fire Department | 30,687 | $3.1M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Ricetown Volunteer Fire & Rescue | 24,627 | $3.1M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Cahaba Valley Fire & Emergency Medical Rescue District | 22,464 | $3.1M | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Helena Fire Department | 23,469 | $3.0M | Relatively Moderate | 5 |
| Rocky Ridge Fire District | 23,903 | $2.8M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Hueytown Fire & Rescue | 16,462 | $1.9M | Relatively High | 7 |
| Center Point Fire District | 15,040 | $1.9M | Relatively Low | 8 |
| Mccalla Area Fire District | 16,913 | $1.8M | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Morris Fire Department | 14,990 | $1.7M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Minor Heights Fire District | 17,682 | $1.6M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Mcadory Area Fire District | 14,918 | $1.5M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| City Of Irondale Fire Department | 13,307 | $1.4M | Relatively High | 6 |
| Leeds Fire Department | 12,619 | $1.3M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Fultondale Fire & Rescue | 10,243 | $1.1M | Relatively Moderate | 5 |
| Pleasant Grove Fire Department | 9,382 | $1.0M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Fairfield Fire Department | 9,260 | $1.0M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Kimberly Fire & Rescue | 6,758 | $820.9K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Mount Olive Fire And Rescue District | 6,526 | $748.5K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Concord Fire District | 6,504 | $716.1K | Relatively Moderate | 5 |
| Midfield Fire Department | 5,383 | $617.0K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Birmingport Fire District | 3,845 | $453.7K | Relatively High | 2 |
| Bagley Volunteer Fire & Rescue | 3,744 | $431.5K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Warrior Fire Department | 3,277 | $405.9K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Graysville Fire Department | 1,956 | $212.6K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Sylvan Springs Fire Department | 1,718 | $180.1K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Brookside Fire Department | 1,814 | $171.6K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Shady Grove Volunteer Fire Department | 1,654 | $146.8K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Warrior River Fire Department | 762 | $90.7K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Adger Volunteer Fire Department | 839 | $78.6K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Cane Creek Volunteer Fire Department | 481 | $56.5K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
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