Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Walker 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 |
| Curry Volunteer Fire & Rescue | 49,048 | $6.9M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Saragossa Volunteer Fire Department | 29,874 | $4.6M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Jasper Fire Department | 23,621 | $3.4M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Boldo Volunteer Fire Department | 18,340 | $2.6M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Argo Area Volunteer Fire Department | 19,617 | $2.6M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Parrish Fire & Rescue | 14,796 | $2.2M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Copeland Ferry Fire Rescue | 13,165 | $1.7M | Relatively High | 0 |
| Copeland Ferry Pumpkin Center Fire Department | 13,165 | $1.7M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Carbon Hill Volunteer Fire Department | 10,152 | $1.4M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Barney Volunteer Fire Department | 11,396 | $1.4M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| City Of Cordova Volunteer Fire Department | 8,319 | $1.2M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Warrior River Fire Department | 9,147 | $1.2M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Oakman Volunteer Fire Department | 6,922 | $1.1M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Yerkwood Volunteer Fire Department | 7,047 | $822.9K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Sumiton Fire And Rescue Service | 4,856 | $810.5K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Mount Zion Fire & Rescue | 4,864 | $724.2K | Relatively High | 2 |
| Thach Volunteer Fire Department | 4,864 | $724.2K | Relatively High | 1 |
| City Of Dora Fire And Rescue Service | 5,347 | $603.8K | Very High | 1 |
| Eldridge Volunteer Fire Department | 3,276 | $449.6K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Empire Volunteer Fire Department | 2,073 | $317.8K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
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