Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Wilkes 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Gap Volunteer Fire Department | 17,452 | $2.3M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| State Road Volunteer Fire Department | 14,928 | $1.5M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Glendale Springs Volunteer Fire Department | 7,936 | $1.3M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Wilkesboro Fire Department | 17,988 | $1.0M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Laurel Springs Volunteer Fire Department | 5,620 | $998.5K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Fleetwood Volunteer Fire & Rescue | 6,309 | $951.5K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Buck Shoals Volunteer Fire Department | 18,431 | $933.7K | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Broadway Volunteer Fire Department | 16,336 | $881.2K | Relatively High | 1 |
| North Wilkesboro Fire Department | 15,641 | $841.3K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Elkin Fire Department | 5,841 | $783.2K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Millers Creek Fire Department | 12,727 | $701.0K | Relatively High | 2 |
| Shepherds Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | 13,023 | $663.2K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Mountain View Fire Department | 12,087 | $652.3K | Relatively High | 2 |
| Ronda Community Volunteer Fire Department | 10,751 | $552.9K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Mulberry-Fairplains Fire Rescue | 9,909 | $529.8K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Austin Volunteer Fire Department | 10,045 | $524.7K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Wilkes Goshen Volunteer Fire Department | 8,647 | $493.5K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Yadkin Valley Volunteer Fire-Rescue Department, Inc. | 6,955 | $362.7K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Wilkes-Iredell Volunteer Fire Department | 7,535 | $348.4K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Pleasant Hill Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | 6,403 | $347.7K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Traphill Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | 6,881 | $337.8K | Relatively High | 3 |
| Mcgrady Volunteer Fire Department | 5,233 | $288.0K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Wilbar Fire Department | 5,233 | $288.0K | Relatively High | 2 |
| Little Brushy Mountain Volunteer Fire Department | 3,947 | $193.3K | Relatively High | 1 |
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