Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Santa Clara 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose Fire Department | 953,220 | $197.0M | Relatively High | 31 |
| Spring Valley Volunteer Fire Department | 343,145 | $69.5M | Relatively High | 3 |
| Stevens Creek Volunteer Fire Department | 343,145 | $69.5M | Relatively High | 0 |
| Merced County Fire Department | 290,201 | $24.2M | Relatively Moderate | 21 |
| City Of Palo Alto Fire Department | 87,594 | $24.0M | Very High | 6 |
| Hollister Fire Department | 96,047 | $20.0M | Very High | 4 |
| San Benito County Fire Department | 96,047 | $20.0M | Very High | 1 |
| Santa Cruz County Fire Department | 58,385 | $16.3M | Very High | 1 |
| San Mateo County Fire Department | 55,130 | $11.8M | Relatively High | 4 |
| Gilroy Fire Department | 49,214 | $11.7M | Relatively High | 8 |
| Pajaro Valley Fire Protection District | 21,581 | $7.7M | Very High | 1 |
| Cdf Santa Clara | 32,829 | $4.9M | Very High | 11 |
| Morgan Hill City Fire Department | 32,756 | $4.9M | Very High | 0 |
| West Stanislaus County Fire Protection District | 41,763 | $4.4M | Relatively Moderate | 13 |
| Nasa/Ames Fire Department | 845 | $51.3K | Very Low | 1 |
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