Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Burke 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Fire Department | 54,845 | $2.7M | Relatively Moderate | 13 |
| West-End Fire/Rescue | 31,470 | $1.8M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Morganton Public Safety | 37,009 | $1.6M | Relatively Moderate | 7 |
| North Catawba Fire Rescue Department | 21,740 | $1.0M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Triple Community Fire Department, Inc. | 20,516 | $920.4K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Salem Fire And Rescue Protection Association, Inc. | 19,965 | $859.7K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Oak Hill Fire & Rescue | 18,713 | $831.9K | Relatively Moderate | 5 |
| Gamewell Volunteer Fire Department | 18,845 | $822.1K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Lovelady Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department Inc | 17,733 | $753.5K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Enola Volunteer Fire Department | 16,638 | $720.9K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Brendletown Fire & Rescue | 15,761 | $661.8K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Collettsville Fire & Rescue | 13,418 | $633.7K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Icard Township Fire & Rescue Inc. | 13,530 | $548.5K | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| George Hildebran Fire/Rescue | 12,030 | $503.0K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Valdese Fire Department | 10,512 | $465.2K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Rhodhiss Fire Department | 8,373 | $388.8K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Glen Alpine Volunteer Fire Department | 7,895 | $337.0K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Long View Fire Department | 5,819 | $319.7K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Drowning Creek Volunteer Fire Department | 6,230 | $272.7K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Drexel Fire Department | 5,772 | $238.5K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Chesterfield Fire Rescue | 3,927 | $181.0K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Jonas Ridge Fire & Rescue | 2,533 | $137.2K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
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