Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Essex 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Fire Department | 82,456 | $2.5M | Relatively Moderate | 13 |
| Lynn Fire Department | 93,868 | $2.0M | Relatively Low | 11 |
| Haverhill Fire Department | 66,755 | $1.8M | Relatively Low | 17 |
| Methuen Fire Department | 49,795 | $1.3M | Relatively Low | 4 |
| Peabody Fire Department | 51,118 | $1.2M | Relatively Low | 11 |
| Andover Fire Rescue | 35,332 | $1.1M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Salem Fire Department | 34,717 | $896.9K | Relatively Low | 11 |
| Beverly Fire Department | 37,577 | $854.9K | Very Low | 3 |
| North Andover Fire Department | 29,682 | $796.6K | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Danvers Fire Department | 25,450 | $706.9K | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Saugus Fire Department | 26,142 | $629.8K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Gloucester Fire Department | 24,359 | $555.1K | Relatively Low | 9 |
| Amesbury Fire Rescue Department | 16,407 | $406.9K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Newburyport Fire Department | 14,432 | $378.0K | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Marblehead Fire Department | 16,817 | $364.3K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Ipswich Fire Department | 13,370 | $305.8K | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Swampscott Fire Department | 13,349 | $304.1K | Very Low | 2 |
| Lynnfield Fire Department | 12,107 | $288.3K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Salisbury Fire Rescue | 9,073 | $270.7K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Middleton Fire Department | 9,230 | $226.7K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Georgetown Fire Department | 8,022 | $194.2K | Very Low | 2 |
| Boxford Fire Department | 8,208 | $189.6K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Hamilton Fire Department | 7,317 | $173.5K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Newbury Fire Department | 6,777 | $167.1K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Merrimac Fire Department | 6,338 | $155.5K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Topsfield Fire Department | 6,113 | $155.4K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Town Of Groveland Fire Department | 6,276 | $148.5K | Relatively Low | 4 |
| Rowley Fire Department | 6,251 | $140.9K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Rockport Fire Department | 6,290 | $133.3K | Relatively Low | 3 |
| West Newbury Fire Department | 4,591 | $103.0K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Wenham Fire Department | 4,467 | $101.6K | Very Low | 1 |
| Manchester Fire Department | 4,458 | $101.2K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Essex Fire Department | 3,701 | $88.3K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Nahant Fire Department | 1,571 | $39.3K | Relatively Low | 1 |
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