Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Union 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 |
| North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue | 241,800 | $12.1M | Relatively Low | 17 |
| Plainfield Fire Division | 50,509 | $6.5M | Relatively High | 3 |
| Elizabeth Fire Department | 130,290 | $6.0M | Relatively Low | 7 |
| Cranford Fire Department | 53,642 | $3.9M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Township Of Union Fire Department | 56,006 | $3.4M | Relatively Low | 3 |
| City Of Linden Fire Department | 40,756 | $2.3M | Relatively Low | 4 |
| Rahway Fire Department | 27,744 | $2.2M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Green-Fields Volunteer Fire Company | 33,651 | $2.2M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Scotch Plains Fire Department | 22,096 | $1.7M | Relatively High | 2 |
| New Vernon Volunteer Fire Department | 36,608 | $1.7M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Clark Volunteer Fire Department | 24,980 | $1.6M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Roselle Fire Department | 19,967 | $1.3M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Westfield Fire Department | 28,201 | $1.3M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Springfield Fire Department | 15,302 | $1.3M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Summit Fire Department | 20,619 | $1.0M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Hillside Fire Department | 19,308 | $1.0M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Laurel Springs Fire Department | 14,851 | $761.1K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Berkeley Heights Fire Department | 11,915 | $747.0K | Relatively High | 1 |
| New Providence Fire Department | 12,337 | $714.0K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Kenilworth Volunteer Fire Department And Rescue Squad | 6,854 | $543.9K | Relatively High | 2 |
| Mountainside Fire Department | 6,314 | $327.3K | Relatively High | 2 |
| Fanwood Fire Department | 6,610 | $314.2K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Port Authority of New York and New Jersey | 2,322 | $280.4K | Relatively High | 13 |
| Garwood Fire Department | 3,631 | $262.6K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
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