Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Merced 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dos Palos Fire Department | 311,471 | $28.5M | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| Gustine Volunteer Fire Department | 311,471 | $28.5M | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| Merced County Fire Department | 290,201 | $24.2M | Relatively Moderate | 21 |
| Hollister Fire Department | 96,047 | $20.0M | Very High | 4 |
| San Benito County Fire Department | 96,047 | $20.0M | Very High | 1 |
| Madera County Fire Department | 97,602 | $8.0M | Very High | 16 |
| City Of Merced Fire Department | 69,523 | $5.5M | Relatively Moderate | 5 |
| Los Banos Fire Department | 51,553 | $4.7M | Relatively High | 4 |
| West Stanislaus County Fire Protection District | 41,763 | $4.4M | Relatively Moderate | 13 |
| Turlock Rural Fire Protection District | 14,710 | $1.1M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Atwater Fire Department | 21,245 | $886.2K | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| Denair Volunteer Fire Department | 18,115 | $806.1K | Relatively High | 1 |
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