Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Buncombe 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asheville Regional Airport Department Of Public Safety | 167,037 | $15.3M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Tryonota Volunteer Fire Department | 30,483 | $4.2M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Skyland Fire Department | 41,958 | $3.7M | Relatively Moderate | 7 |
| Enka-Candler Fire And Rescue, Inc. | 41,294 | $3.7M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Fletcher Fire And Rescue Department | 29,903 | $3.5M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| West Buncombe Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | 24,593 | $2.2M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Leicester Volunteer Fire Department | 21,574 | $2.2M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Weaverville Fire Department | 22,157 | $1.9M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Jupiter Volunteer Fire Department | 19,054 | $1.7M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Reems Creek Fire Department | 18,009 | $1.7M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Swannanoa Volunteer Fire Department | 18,431 | $1.5M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| North Canton United Fire Department | 8,848 | $1.4M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Fairview Fire Department | 13,882 | $1.4M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Black Mountain Fire Department | 12,975 | $1.4M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| French Broad Volunteer Fire & Rescue Inc. | 11,927 | $1.1M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Barnardsville Volunteer Fire Department Inc. | 10,740 | $1.0M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Reynolds Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | 10,892 | $989.3K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Upper Hominy Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department, Inc. | 9,793 | $852.9K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Woodfin Fire Department | 6,426 | $541.3K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Riceville Volunteer Fire Department | 5,963 | $521.8K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
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