Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Berrien 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kankakee Township Fire Department | 31,058 | $4.1M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Niles Charter Township Fire Department | 49,074 | $3.7M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| North Berrien Fire Rescue Department | 28,236 | $2.1M | Relatively Low | 5 |
| Lincoln Charter Township Fire Department | 23,522 | $2.0M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Edwardsburg Fire Department | 22,650 | $1.8M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Berrien Springs-Oronoko Township Fire Department | 18,490 | $1.5M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Benton Charter Township Fire Department | 16,384 | $1.3M | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Niles Fire Department | 12,270 | $1.0M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Buchanan Township Fire Department | 10,067 | $819.7K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| New Buffalo City Fire Department | 9,424 | $793.1K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Benton Harbor Department Of Public Safety | 10,139 | $771.0K | Very Low | 1 |
| Galien Township Fire Department | 8,815 | $727.8K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| St. Joseph Charter Fire Department #1 | 9,133 | $717.1K | Very Low | 2 |
| City of St. Joseph Department of Public Safety | 6,489 | $500.1K | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Lake Township Fire Department | 5,411 | $458.9K | Very Low | 2 |
| Royalton Township Fire Department | 5,140 | $417.7K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Watervliet Fire Department | 5,211 | $377.2K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| New Buffalo Township Fire Dept | 3,061 | $279.4K | Relatively Low | 4 |
| Baroda Fire Department | 2,833 | $238.8K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Chikaming Township Fire Department | 2,748 | $237.4K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Bertrand Township Fire Department | 2,600 | $212.0K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Three Oaks Fire Department | 2,215 | $195.8K | Very Low | 1 |
| Buchanan City Fire Department | 2,308 | $189.4K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Sodus Township Volunteer Fire Department | 2,384 | $172.6K | Very Low | 1 |
| Weesaw Township Fire Rescue | 1,914 | $157.6K | Relatively Low | 1 |
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