Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Rutherford 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 |
| Edneyville Fire & Rescue | 21,836 | $2.7M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Polkville Volunteer Fire Department | 31,532 | $2.3M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Sandy Mush Volunteer Fire Department | 18,219 | $1.7M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Hudlow Fire Department, Inc. | 15,207 | $1.4M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Rutherfordton Fire Department | 15,721 | $1.3M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Spindale Fire Department | 13,665 | $1.3M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Shiloh-Danieltown-Oakland Volunteer Fire Department | 14,069 | $1.3M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Cliffside Area Fire Department | 12,870 | $1.2M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Forest City Fire Department | 12,506 | $1.2M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Bostic Volunteer Fire Department | 11,899 | $1.2M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Ellenboro Fire Department | 9,461 | $1.0M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Green Hill Fire Department | 12,008 | $989.9K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Bill's Creek Volunteer Fire Department | 7,977 | $709.9K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Shingle Hollow Fire Department | 8,203 | $664.9K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Union Mills Volunteer Fire Department | 6,964 | $581.1K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Cherry Mountain Volunteer Fire Department | 5,591 | $553.9K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Chimney Rock Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | 3,005 | $330.8K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Fairfield Mountains Fire Department | 1,589 | $172.4K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
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