Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Columbia 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon Volunteer Fire/Rescue | 19,109 | $3.6M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Magnolia Fire Department | 21,097 | $3.0M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| 4-Communities Fire Department | 8,230 | $1.1M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Waldo Fire Department | 7,056 | $1.0M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Emerson Volunteer Fire Department | 5,482 | $715.8K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Walkerville Volunteer Fire Department | 5,482 | $715.8K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Macedonia-Dorcheat Volunteer Fire Department | 4,308 | $676.1K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Mcneil Fire Department | 3,778 | $545.8K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Calhoun Community Volunteer Fire Department | 4,452 | $528.1K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Village Volunteer Fire Department | 4,452 | $528.1K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Rudds Crossing Volunteer Fire Department | 3,332 | $496.0K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
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