Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Mecosta 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portage Fire Department | 63,873 | $3.0M | Relatively Low | 6 |
| Pennfield Fire Department | 41,925 | $2.6M | Relatively Low | 5 |
| Plainfield Fire Department | 43,192 | $2.4M | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Pavilion Township Fire Department | 31,428 | $1.7M | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Nottawa-Sherman Township Fire Department | 19,386 | $1.6M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Lakeview District Fire Department | 21,667 | $1.5M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Alpine Township Fire Department | 22,611 | $1.3M | Relatively Low | 11 |
| Colfax Township-Mecosta County | 16,734 | $1.2M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Big Rapids Township Fire Department | 15,570 | $1.1M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Mecosta Township Fire / Rescue | 14,543 | $1.1M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Morton Township Fire & Rescue | 14,543 | $1.1M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Wheatland Township Fire Department | 14,599 | $1.1M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Morley Area Fire Department | 14,370 | $1.1M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Big Rapids Department Of Public Safety | 13,461 | $973.7K | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Chippewa-Martiny Fire Department | 11,397 | $861.0K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Barryton Community Fire Department | 5,366 | $398.4K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Millbrook Rolland Fire Department | 2,954 | $202.4K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
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