Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Porter 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township Fire Department | 88,049 | $10.0M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Valparaiso Fire Department | 51,698 | $7.3M | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Portage Fire Department | 33,439 | $5.0M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Lakes Of The Four Seasons Volunteer Fire Force | 31,037 | $4.6M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Chesterton Fire Department | 28,238 | $4.0M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Hebron Volunteer Fire Department | 25,326 | $3.7M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Liberty Township Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | 19,106 | $2.7M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Morgan Township Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | 14,376 | $2.0M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| South Haven-Portage Township Fire Department - | 11,709 | $1.8M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Porter Fire Department | 11,904 | $1.7M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Union Fire-Rescue | 9,445 | $1.4M | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| Porter Township Volunteer Fire Department | 6,825 | $1.1M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Kouts Fire Department | 4,511 | $656.2K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Beverly Shores Fire Department | 4,331 | $583.2K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Burns Harbor Fire Department | 914 | $140.0K | Very Low | 1 |
| Ogden Dunes Fire Department | 871 | $133.5K | Very Low | 1 |
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