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Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Polk 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Des Moines Fire Department | 221,390 | $20.5M | Relatively Low | 15 |
| Ankeny Fire Department | 99,638 | $8.5M | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Johnston-Grimes Metropolitan Fire District | 67,173 | $7.7M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| West Des Moines Fire Department | 76,620 | $7.1M | Relatively Moderate | 6 |
| Altoona Fire Department | 44,848 | $3.6M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Bondurant Emergency Services | 19,532 | $1.5M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Saylor Township Fire Department | 6,753 | $579.9K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Elkhart Fire Department | 5,927 | $536.2K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Maxwell Fire Department | 5,927 | $536.2K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Carlisle Fire Department | 4,789 | $394.5K | Relatively Low | 1 |
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