Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Cass 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niles Charter Township Fire Department | 49,074 | $3.7M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Edwardsburg Fire Department | 22,650 | $1.8M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| White Pigeon Fire Department | 20,597 | $1.5M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Penn Township Fire Department | 11,873 | $1.2M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Dowagiac City Fire Department | 16,047 | $1.2M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Howard Township Fire Department | 9,486 | $756.9K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Wayne Township Volunteer Fire Department | 7,800 | $562.6K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Indian Lake Volunteer Fire Department | 7,176 | $553.8K | Very Low | 1 |
| SEPSA Fire Authority | 6,721 | $513.7K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Pokagon Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | 5,928 | $468.4K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Sister Lakes Volunteer Fire Department | 5,515 | $326.1K | Relatively Low | 4 |
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