Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving San Diego 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside County Fire Department | 2.0M | $172.5M | Relatively High | 85 |
| California Rehabilitation Center | 2.0M | $172.5M | Relatively High | 1 |
| City Of Norco Fire Department | 2.0M | $172.5M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Indian Wells Fire Service | 2.0M | $172.5M | Relatively High | 0 |
| La Quinta Fire Service | 2.0M | $172.5M | Relatively High | 0 |
| Lake Elsinore Fire Service | 2.0M | $172.5M | Relatively High | 0 |
| Moreno Valley Fire Service | 2.0M | $172.5M | Relatively High | 0 |
| Palm Desert Fire Service | 2.0M | $172.5M | Relatively High | 0 |
| Perris Fire Services | 2.0M | $172.5M | Relatively High | 0 |
| Rancho Mirage Fire Service | 2.0M | $172.5M | Relatively High | 0 |
| Temecula Fire Service | 2.0M | $172.5M | Relatively High | 5 |
| Mojave Air And Space Port Fire Department | 957,645 | $87.5M | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| North County Fire Protection District | 431,700 | $77.1M | Relatively High | 6 |
| Miramar Fire Department | 1.4M | $69.4M | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| City Of San Diego Fire-Rescue Department | 1.4M | $69.4M | Relatively Moderate | 56 |
| San Diego County Fire Authority | 202,429 | $30.4M | Very High | 0 |
| California Department Of Forestry And Fire Protection | 177,837 | $28.8M | Very High | 31 |
| Camptonville Fire Department | 269,313 | $21.2M | Relatively High | 1 |
| North County Fire Protection District Of Monterey County | 161,121 | $15.3M | Relatively High | 6 |
| Borrego Springs Fire Protection District | 3,445 | $7.3M | Very High | 1 |
| Campo Reservation Fire Protection District | 7,809 | $6.4M | Very High | 1 |
| San Marcos Fire Department | 234,625 | $5.5M | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Oceanside Fire Department | 164,376 | $4.4M | Relatively Moderate | 9 |
| Valley Center Fire Protection District | 42,819 | $4.3M | Very High | 3 |
| Ramona Fire Department | 47,746 | $3.8M | Very High | 3 |
| Lakeside Fire Protection District | 78,852 | $3.2M | Relatively High | 5 |
| Deer Springs Fire Protection District | 44,728 | $3.0M | Very High | 0 |
| Heartland Fire And Rescue | 88,656 | $2.5M | Relatively Moderate | 8 |
| El Cajon Fire Department | 88,656 | $2.5M | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Vista Fire Department | 116,919 | $2.4M | Relatively Moderate | 6 |
| Poway Fire Department | 53,521 | $2.3M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Carlsbad Fire Department | 112,777 | $2.2M | Relatively Moderate | 7 |
| Alpine Fire Protection District | 22,543 | $1.9M | Very High | 1 |
| Santee Fire Department | 61,619 | $1.9M | Relatively Moderate | 6 |
| San Pasqual Reservation Fire Department | 15,224 | $1.6M | Very High | 1 |
| Encinitas Fire Department | 68,225 | $1.5M | Relatively Moderate | 6 |
| La Mesa Fire Department | 55,150 | $1.4M | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Pala Fire Department | 6,942 | $1.1M | Very High | 1 |
| Pauma Fire Department | 6,942 | $1.1M | Very High | 2 |
| Camp Pendleton Fire Department | 40,415 | $1.1M | Very High | 11 |
| Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District | 42,316 | $845.7K | Relatively High | 7 |
| Rincon Fire Department | 4,999 | $733.6K | Very High | 1 |
| Barona Fire Department | 4,827 | $720.1K | Very High | 1 |
| Viejas Fire Department | 3,238 | $714.1K | Very High | 3 |
| Lemon Grove Fire Department | 24,776 | $528.9K | Relatively Low | 0 |
| Sycuan Fire Department | 6,889 | $404.7K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Bonita Sunnyside Fire Protection District | 13,534 | $274.6K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Solana Beach Fire Department | 8,613 | $255.1K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Del Mar Fire Department | 3,064 | $220.1K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
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