Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Flathead 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glacier National Park Fire Department | 59,250 | $121.9M | Very High | 1 |
| Smith Valley Fire Department | 19,623 | $45.8M | Very High | 2 |
| West Valley Volunteer Fire & Rescue | 27,445 | $30.2M | Relatively High | 3 |
| Creston Fire Department | 16,224 | $28.7M | Very High | 4 |
| Martin City Rural Fire Department | 10,886 | $27.9M | Very High | 1 |
| Bigfork Fire Department | 13,756 | $23.0M | Very High | 6 |
| Columbia Falls Fire Department | 18,725 | $21.0M | Very High | 2 |
| South Kalispell Volunteer Fire Department | 20,365 | $20.7M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Blankenship Rural Fire District | 12,752 | $19.6M | Very High | 1 |
| Coram-West Glacier Volunteer Fire Department | 3,188 | $17.9M | Very High | 2 |
| Kalispell Fire Department | 33,375 | $16.7M | Relatively High | 4 |
| Ferndale Volunteer Fire Department | 9,685 | $13.7M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Somers Volunteer Fire Department | 6,255 | $9.9M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Hungry Horse Volunteer Fire Department | 2,340 | $9.1M | Very High | 1 |
| Big Mountain Fire & Rescue | 2,023 | $8.9M | Very High | 1 |
| Olney Volunteer Fire Department | 848 | $8.7M | Very High | 1 |
| Choteau Volunteer Fire Department | 10,373 | $3.7M | Relatively High | 1 |
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