Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Tornado
$24.7M
Cold Wave
$23.1M
Heat Wave
$11.1M
Earthquake
$5.3M
Lightning
$5.1M
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 | 578,840 | $65.8M | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| Mountain Brook Fire Department | 558,034 | $62.8M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Homewood Fire & Rescue Service | 557,758 | $62.8M | Relatively Moderate | 5 |
| City Of Brighton Fire Department | 557,698 | $62.8M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Gardendale Fire And Rescue | 557,698 | $62.8M | Relatively Moderate | 5 |
| Lipscomb Fire & Rescue | 557,698 | $62.8M | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| Tarrant Fire & Rescue | 557,698 | $62.8M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Trussville Fire And Rescue | 557,698 | $62.8M | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Virginia Mines Fire District | 557,698 | $62.8M | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| North Shelby County Fire And Emergency Medical District | 182,488 | $25.5M | Relatively High | 3 |
| Birmingham Fire And Rescue Service Department | 219,586 | $25.2M | Relatively Moderate | 62 |
| Eastern Valley Fire District | 105,242 | $11.2M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Henagar Volunteer Fire Department | 56,112 | $8.5M | Relatively High | 0 |
| Killen Fire Department | 34,886 | $8.2M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Hoover Fire Department | 60,707 | $7.4M | Relatively High | 24 |
| Argo Fire Department | 57,851 | $6.3M | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Bessemer Fire Department | 47,818 | $5.2M | Relatively Moderate | 5 |
| Mt High Volunteer Fire Department & Rescue Squad | 35,768 | $4.6M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Forestdale Fire District | 35,704 | $4.2M | Relatively Moderate | 6 |
| Palmerdale Fire District | 34,081 | $4.0M | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Cahaba Valley Fire & Emergency Medical Rescue District | 30,366 | $4.0M | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| East Alabama Fire Department | 39,046 | $3.7M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Maytown Fire Department | 30,582 | $3.1M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Ricetown Volunteer Fire & Rescue | 24,101 | $3.1M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Vestavia Hills Fire Department | 25,341 | $2.8M | Relatively Moderate | 9 |
| Crawford Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | 39,354 | $2.7M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Rocky Ridge Fire District | 21,763 | $2.6M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| City Of Irondale Fire Department | 19,431 | $2.1M | Relatively High | 6 |
| Concord Fire District | 18,518 | $2.0M | Relatively Moderate | 5 |
| Pleasant Grove Fire Department | 17,005 | $1.9M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Mccalla Area Fire District | 16,804 | $1.8M | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Hueytown Fire & Rescue | 15,617 | $1.7M | Relatively Moderate | 6 |
| Mount Olive Fire And Rescue District | 14,910 | $1.7M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Morris Fire Department | 14,146 | $1.7M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Minor Heights Fire District | 17,052 | $1.6M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Center Point Fire District | 12,355 | $1.5M | Relatively Low | 10 |
| Mcadory Area Fire District | 14,731 | $1.5M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Bagley Volunteer Fire & Rescue | 12,518 | $1.4M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Kellyton Volunteer Fire And Rescue | 11,528 | $1.3M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Bellwood Volunteer Fire Department | 10,664 | $1.2M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Graysville Fire Department | 11,106 | $1.2M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Warrior River Fire Department | 9,147 | $1.2M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Fultondale Fire & Rescue | 9,807 | $1.1M | Relatively Moderate | 5 |
| Shady Grove Volunteer Fire Department | 10,996 | $1.1M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Fairfield Fire Department | 8,721 | $945.1K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Brookside Fire Department | 8,153 | $879.2K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Kimberly Fire & Rescue | 6,638 | $820.9K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Warrior Fire Department | 6,638 | $820.9K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Cane Creek Volunteer Fire Department | 4,174 | $497.2K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Midfield Fire Department | 4,150 | $468.4K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Birmingport Fire District | 3,799 | $453.7K | Relatively High | 2 |
| Sylvan Springs Fire Department | 4,021 | $414.8K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Adger Volunteer Fire Department | 3,325 | $312.7K | Relatively Low | 1 |
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Risk Snapshot
15.7%
Poverty Rate
16.8%
Age 65+
15.4%
Disability Rate
9.4%
Uninsured
59.0%
Pre-1980 Housing
3.1%
Mobile Homes
13.2%
Vacancy Rate
0.1%
Wood Heat
$78,369
Median HH Income
FEMA Disaster Declarations
8
Last 10 Years
23
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
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