Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Van Buren 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 |
| Paw Paw Fire Department | 28,312 | $1.7M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Lawrence Township Fire Department | 26,098 | $1.6M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Gobles-Pine Grove Fire Department | 21,112 | $1.1M | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Mattawan Fire District | 15,445 | $950.0K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Hartford Fire Department | 14,710 | $854.8K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Lawton Fire Department | 13,824 | $837.6K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Bloomingdale Township Fire Department | 10,977 | $603.2K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Decatur Hamilton Fire Department | 9,604 | $563.1K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Sister Lakes Volunteer Fire Department | 5,515 | $326.1K | Relatively Low | 4 |
| Keeler Township Fire Department | 3,527 | $194.0K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Covert Township Fire Department | 2,502 | $146.0K | Relatively Low | 2 |
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