Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Essex 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newark Fire Division | 288,226 | $15.0M | Relatively Low | 15 |
| East Newark Volunteer Fire Department | 287,478 | $15.0M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue | 241,800 | $12.1M | Relatively Low | 17 |
| Middletown Township Fire Department | 112,137 | $9.1M | Relatively Moderate | 11 |
| Toms River Fire Department | 132,993 | $6.2M | Relatively Moderate | 13 |
| Cranford Fire Department | 53,642 | $3.9M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Township Of Union Fire Department | 56,006 | $3.4M | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Riverdale Fire Department | 43,862 | $3.3M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Bayville Volunteer Fire Company (Berkeley Township #1) | 70,919 | $3.1M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| East Orange Fire Department | 62,911 | $3.1M | Relatively Low | 4 |
| Independence Township Volunteer Fire Department | 32,312 | $2.9M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Irvington Fire Department | 53,522 | $2.7M | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Bloomfield Fire Department | 47,307 | $2.7M | Relatively Moderate | 88 |
| Nutley Fire Department | 46,397 | $2.5M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| WEST ORANGE FIRE DEPARTMENT | 44,335 | $2.3M | Relatively Moderate | 10 |
| Montclair Fire Department | 36,918 | $2.0M | Relatively Low | 3 |
| City Of Orange Township Fire Department | 29,328 | $1.8M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Belleville Fire Department | 33,743 | $1.7M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| New Vernon Volunteer Fire Department | 36,608 | $1.7M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Bordentown Township Fire District #2 | 27,796 | $1.7M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Livingston Fire Department | 29,813 | $1.5M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Salem Fire Department | 14,802 | $1.5M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Alloway Township Fire Company | 19,890 | $1.4M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Maplewood Fire Department | 22,345 | $1.2M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Township Of Fairfield Fire Department | 7,068 | $1.1M | Very High | 2 |
| Township Of Millburn | 20,140 | $1.0M | Relatively Moderate | 5 |
| Bamber Lakes Volunteer Fire Company #1 | 17,719 | $877.8K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| South Orange Fire Department | 16,344 | $806.6K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Verona Volunteer Fire Department | 12,547 | $610.1K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Cedar Grove Fire Department | 11,997 | $566.4K | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| West Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department | 9,315 | $520.3K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department | 9,626 | $457.1K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Essex Fells Fire Department | 8,994 | $431.2K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Mine Hill Fire Department | 5,972 | $351.9K | Very Low | 1 |
| Roseland Volunteer Fire Department | 5,442 | $284.9K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Port Authority of New York and New Jersey | 2,322 | $280.4K | Relatively High | 13 |
| North Caldwell Fire Department | 5,759 | $277.0K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Elmer Fire Department | 4,134 | $268.7K | Very Low | 1 |
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