Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Caldwell 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 |
| Little River Volunteer Fire Department | 21,894 | $2.7M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Blowing Rock Fire Department | 21,489 | $2.5M | Relatively High | 4 |
| Little River Volunteer Fire Department | 27,199 | $2.0M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Lenoir Fire Department | 29,722 | $1.4M | Relatively Moderate | 6 |
| North Catawba Fire Rescue Department | 21,740 | $1.0M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Gamewell Volunteer Fire Department | 18,845 | $822.1K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Patterson Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | 17,775 | $820.5K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Sawmills Volunteer Fire Department | 18,201 | $816.7K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Grace Chapel Volunteer Fire Department | 16,979 | $725.8K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Granite Falls Fire Department | 14,917 | $679.1K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Collettsville Fire & Rescue | 13,418 | $633.7K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Valmead Fire & Rescue | 14,270 | $631.6K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| The Hudson Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | 10,248 | $436.6K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Rhodhiss Fire Department | 8,373 | $388.8K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Kings Creek Fire Department | 8,219 | $373.3K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Yadkin Valley Volunteer Fire-Rescue Department, Inc. | 6,955 | $362.7K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
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