Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Watauga 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Fire Department | 39,291 | $4.3M | Relatively High | 3 |
| Cove Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | 23,342 | $2.9M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Blowing Rock Fire Department | 21,489 | $2.5M | Relatively High | 4 |
| Meat Camp Volunteer Fire Department | 21,185 | $2.4M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Deep Gap Volunteer Fire Department | 17,452 | $2.3M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Zionville Volunteer Fire Department | 17,023 | $2.0M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Second District Volunteer Fire Department | 14,594 | $1.3M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Foscoe Fire Department | 9,340 | $1.2M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Beaverdam Fire Department | 8,404 | $1.2M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Fall Creek Volunteer Fire Department | 8,888 | $1.1M | Relatively High | 3 |
| Seven Devils Fire Department | 7,933 | $984.4K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Shawneehaw Volunteer Fire Department | 5,204 | $722.1K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Neva Volunteer Fire Department | 6,406 | $563.1K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Stewart Simmons Volunteer Fire Department | 2,826 | $458.4K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Trade Volunteer Fire Department | 4,423 | $414.9K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Beech Mountain Volunteer Fire Department | 4,639 | $402.7K | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
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