Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Sussex 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Lakes Volunteer Fire Department | 22,536 | $3.2M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Sparta Township Fire Department | 19,800 | $2.8M | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Vernon Township Fire Department | 18,399 | $2.6M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Hopatcong Fire Department | 13,810 | $2.0M | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Byram Township Fire Department | 14,056 | $2.0M | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Wantage Fire Department | 10,941 | $1.5M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| FD92 MILFORD FIRE COMPANY | 14,649 | $1.4M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Highlands Fire Department | 16,537 | $1.3M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Hardyston Township Fire Department | 8,322 | $1.2M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Newton Fire Department | 6,925 | $1.0M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Montague Volunteer Fire Department | 13,471 | $1.0M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Andover Township Volunteer Fire Department | 6,529 | $987.5K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Frankford Township Fire Department | 6,136 | $867.0K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Ogdensburg Fire Department | 5,941 | $840.7K | Very Low | 1 |
| Sandyston Township Volunteer Fire Department | 5,765 | $822.7K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| McAfee Fire Department | 5,762 | $815.0K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Hampton Township Fire & Rescue | 4,912 | $696.6K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Franklin Fire Department | 4,505 | $644.4K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Stillwater Area Volunteer Fire Company | 4,052 | $591.6K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Swartswood Volunteer Fire Department Inc. | 4,052 | $591.6K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Branchville Hose Company # 1 | 4,178 | $584.8K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Andover Boro Fire Department | 3,658 | $570.7K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Green Township Fire Department | 3,657 | $542.2K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Fredon Volunteer Fire Company | 3,281 | $480.9K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Stanhope Fire Department | 2,749 | $405.1K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Hamburg Fire Department Inc. | 2,688 | $379.8K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Lafayette Fire Department | 2,344 | $335.8K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Sussex Fire Department | 1,714 | $233.1K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
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