Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Howard 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Island Rural Fire Department | 64,641 | $8.0M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Wolbach Fire And Rescue | 9,883 | $1.9M | Very High | 1 |
| Palmer Fire Department | 9,414 | $1.6M | Very High | 1 |
| Saint Paul Volunteer Fire Department | 8,756 | $1.3M | Very High | 1 |
| Scotia Rural Fire Protection District | 8,736 | $1.2M | Very High | 1 |
| Dannebrog Volunteer Fire Department | 6,534 | $720.3K | Very High | 1 |
| Elba Fire & Rescue | 6,534 | $720.3K | Very High | 1 |
| Cairo Volunteer Fire Department | 4,297 | $520.6K | Very High | 1 |
| Boelus Fire Department | 4,680 | $512.2K | Very High | 1 |
| Farwell Volunteer Fire/Rescue | 4,680 | $512.2K | Very High | 1 |
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