Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Lake 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Steel Gary Works - Industrial Fire Department | 66,567 | $10.9M | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| Gary Fire Department | 66,301 | $10.8M | Relatively Moderate | 15 |
| Hobart Fire Department | 30,152 | $4.9M | Relatively Moderate | 8 |
| Lakes Of The Four Seasons Volunteer Fire Force | 31,037 | $4.6M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Schererville Fire Department | 26,853 | $4.3M | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| East Chicago Fire Department | 24,603 | $4.0M | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Cedar Lake Fire Department | 26,369 | $3.9M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Lowell Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | 22,583 | $3.6M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Munster Fire Department | 22,047 | $3.6M | Relatively High | 3 |
| Griffith Fire Department | 17,200 | $2.8M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Lake Station Volunteer Fire Department | 10,883 | $1.8M | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Lake Ridge Fire Department Inc. | 9,862 | $1.6M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Lake Dalecarlia Volunteer Fire Department | 8,846 | $1.4M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Dyer Fire Department | 8,328 | $1.3M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Schneider Volunteer Fire Department | 7,843 | $1.2M | Relatively High | 0 |
| Shelby Springfield Township Volunteer Fire Department | 6,916 | $1.2M | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| Bp Fire Department | 3,662 | $591.1K | Relatively Low | 0 |
| Whiting Fire Department | 3,662 | $591.1K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| New Chicago Volunteer Fire Department | 894 | $160.3K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
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