Natural Hazard Loss Profile
Expected annual loss across the 18 natural hazards in FEMA's National Risk Index. Life safety is expressed in fatality-equivalents, combining expected deaths and injuries. Property loss counts building damage only, separate from agriculture.
These figures cover natural hazards only. Structure fire, EMS, and motor vehicle incidents are not included in the National Risk Index and are not counted here, so this is not an all-cause life safety measure. For Suffolk County, the largest single contributor is Cold Wave, 34% of the life-safety total.
Suffolk County carries an expected 3 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $277.5M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 62 New York counties. Nationally, Suffolk County ranks 179th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 3166th for life safety per 100k residents, 51st for property loss, and 2845th for property loss per resident. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.
Add fire mortality, cause, and loss
Natural hazard exposure is one half of the picture. The other half is what your departments run on: fire deaths and injuries, cause of ignition, dollar loss per incident. That comes from NERIS incident reporting, and it grows as departments serving Suffolk County enroll. Our Regional tier brings it together across your jurisdiction, with participating departments, alongside response time analytics, cross-department benchmarking, and coverage gap analysis.
Talk to us about Suffolk County See what a department seesWhat Drives the Loss
Total expected annual loss: $320,508,574 per year. Life safety is shown here in dollars, at FEMA's $13.7M value of statistical life, so the three shares sum to the total.
Hazards Ranked Two Ways
The hazard that threatens people is often not the hazard that destroys buildings. Both columns cover the same 18 hazards over the same year.
By life-safety loss ($/yr)
By property loss ($/yr)
Census Tract Risk Map
Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Suffolk County. Gray tracts have no modeled loss or no resident population. Per-resident figures on this map use the National Risk Index 2020 tract population.
Fire Service Profile
Department composition covers the 134 departments registered in NERIS Public for Suffolk County, NY. Departments that have not registered are not counted. Station coverage divides census population by registered stations; department service areas overlap, so their populations are not summed.
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Suffolk 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach Fire Department | 46,546 | $4.1M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Brighton Fire District | 71,598 | $2.9M | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Eggertsville Fire District | 25,836 | $1.9M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| New Hartford Fire Department | 40,253 | $1.9M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Arlington Fire District | 47,611 | $1.6M | Relatively Low | 4 |
| Best-Luther Fire Department, Inc. | 31,399 | $1.6M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Bethpage Fire Department/District | 65,603 | $1.6M | Very Low | 3 |
| Pine Hill Hose Company 5 | 23,416 | $1.4M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Barnard Fire District | 33,236 | $1.4M | Very Low | 2 |
| Lagrange Fire District | 45,011 | $1.4M | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Huntington Manor Fire Department | 46,530 | $1.3M | Very Low | 3 |
| Hilton Fire Department | 28,227 | $1.2M | Very Low | 1 |
| Rockville Centre Fire Department | 36,531 | $1.0M | Relatively Low | 5 |
| Clinton Heights Fire Department | 19,507 | $1.0M | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Lindenhurst Fire Department | 28,355 | $1.0M | Relatively Low | 4 |
| West Islip Fire Department | 28,839 | $1.0M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Bay Shore Fire District | 35,226 | $924.8K | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Copiague Fire Department | 23,543 | $908.8K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Commack Fire Department | 34,807 | $902.3K | Very Low | 4 |
| Red Hook Fire Company, Inc. | 33,582 | $885.8K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Smithtown Fire Department | 32,374 | $868.7K | Very Low | 3 |
| Central Islip Fire Department | 38,121 | $865.8K | Very Low | 4 |
| Setauket Fire Department | 29,118 | $838.1K | Very Low | 4 |
| Selden Fire Department | 29,292 | $831.7K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Cincinnatus Fire Department | 18,329 | $802.8K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Amityville Fire Department | 16,530 | $788.3K | Relatively High | 3 |
| West Babylon Fire Department | 25,979 | $785.7K | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Riverhead Fire Department | 37,659 | $781.5K | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Centereach Fire Department | 26,098 | $753.6K | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Ronkonkoma Fire Department | 25,261 | $719.7K | Very Low | 1 |
| Cedarville Fire Department | 10,136 | $675.2K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Holbrook Fire Department | 25,309 | $643.6K | Very Low | 3 |
| East Northport Fire Department | 24,279 | $633.3K | Very Low | 3 |
| East Rochester Volunteer Fire Department | 14,264 | $607.6K | Very Low | 1 |
| Hampton Bays Fire Department | 28,977 | $596.6K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Terryville Fire Department | 19,719 | $589.1K | Relatively Low | 3 |
| River Road Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. | 13,176 | $582.6K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Dix Hills Volunteer Fire Department | 22,884 | $582.3K | Very Low | 3 |
| Brookhaven Fire Department | 20,714 | $580.1K | Very Low | 2 |
| Brentwood Fire Department | 24,671 | $573.9K | Very Low | 5 |
| Medford Fire Department | 21,555 | $567.6K | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Coram Fire Department | 20,083 | $567.2K | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Lebanon Valley Protective Association, Inc. | 12,005 | $550.8K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Mastic Beach Fire Department | 19,196 | $539.1K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Melville Volunteer Fire Department | 20,859 | $535.8K | Relatively Low | 4 |
| Bridgewater Fire Company, Inc. | 16,033 | $532.8K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Point Pleasant Fire District | 13,886 | $527.2K | Very Low | 2 |
| Manorville Fire Department | 24,775 | $517.0K | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Rocky Point Fire Department | 18,548 | $499.7K | Very Low | 3 |
| Mastic Fire Department | 23,056 | $497.1K | Very Low | 2 |
| Medina Fire Department | 17,522 | $490.1K | Very Low | 2 |
| Homer Fire Department | 14,779 | $481.1K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Kings Park Fire District | 18,763 | $480.4K | Very Low | 1 |
| Islip Fire Department | 15,705 | $478.6K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Southampton Fire Department | 23,116 | $477.4K | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Nesconset Fire Department | 19,105 | $467.4K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Middle Island Fire Department | 17,817 | $466.3K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Greenlawn Fire Department | 18,066 | $464.5K | Very Low | 2 |
| West Sayville Fire Department | 13,973 | $461.8K | Relatively Low | 9 |
| Eastport Fire Department | 21,180 | $455.3K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Sag Harbor Fire Department | 20,040 | $448.2K | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Ridge Volunteer Fire Department | 18,580 | $427.3K | Very Low | 3 |
| Patchogue Fire Department | 13,405 | $424.6K | Very Low | 2 |
| East Islip Fire Department | 13,754 | $416.4K | Very Low | 1 |
| Lakeland Fire Department | 15,958 | $414.4K | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Farmingville Fire Department | 15,390 | $405.8K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| North Patchogue Fire Department | 13,714 | $391.9K | Very Low | 3 |
| Hauppauge Fire Department | 14,586 | $383.1K | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Ovid Fire Department | 14,254 | $373.8K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Wading River Fire Department | 18,140 | $373.3K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| East Moriches Fire Department | 16,011 | $364.3K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Huntington Fire Department | 14,057 | $359.7K | Very Low | 1 |
| Sayville Fire Department | 11,693 | $354.3K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Hagerman Fire Department | 11,519 | $342.8K | Very Low | 1 |
| East Farmingdale Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. | 9,425 | $325.0K | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Mount Sinai Fire Department | 11,526 | $317.9K | Very Low | 2 |
| North Amityville Fire Company | 13,973 | $313.9K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Westhampton Beach Fire Department | 13,732 | $309.2K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Bridgehampton Fire Department | 13,043 | $308.4K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Flanders Fire District, Inc. | 16,648 | $304.7K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| St. James Fire District | 11,257 | $301.4K | Very Low | 2 |
| Northport Fire Department | 11,294 | $299.3K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| SUNY Stony Brook Fire & Emergency Services | 6,783 | $291.0K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| East Hampton Fire Department | 14,677 | $290.5K | Relatively Low | 3 |
| East Quogue Fire District | 13,952 | $277.9K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Cutchogue Fire Department | 12,299 | $276.1K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Islip Terrace Fire Department | 10,097 | $264.9K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Center Moriches Fire Department | 10,187 | $258.3K | Very Low | 1 |
| Holtsville Fire Department | 9,874 | $256.9K | Very Low | 1 |
| Bohemia Fire Department | 8,364 | $231.8K | Very Low | 2 |
| North Sea Fire Department | 12,960 | $228.8K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Miller Place Fire Department | 8,695 | $223.3K | Very Low | 2 |
| North Lindenhurst Fire Department | 9,210 | $223.2K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Stony Brook Volunteer Fire Department | 6,875 | $221.9K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Bayport Fire District | 7,183 | $212.7K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Clifton Springs Fire Department | 8,917 | $205.0K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Port Gibson Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | 8,917 | $205.0K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Port Jefferson Fire Department | 7,868 | $197.1K | Very Low | 1 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | 7,161 | $187.4K | Very Low | 1 |
| Southold Fire Department | 8,119 | $185.6K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Centerport Fire Department | 7,022 | $184.8K | Very Low | 3 |
| Mattituck Fire Department | 7,609 | $171.9K | Very Low | 1 |
| Blue Point Fire Department | 4,453 | $167.2K | Very Low | 1 |
| Yaphank Fire Department | 7,120 | $166.1K | Very Low | 1 |
| Greenport Fire Department | 6,606 | $152.8K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Sound Beach Fire Department | 5,669 | $152.5K | Very Low | 1 |
| Halesite Fire Department | 5,999 | $151.1K | Very Low | 1 |
| Wyandanch Volunteer Fire Company | 5,638 | $142.5K | Very Low | 2 |
| Great River Fire Department | 2,294 | $136.9K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Jamesport Fire Department | 5,374 | $130.7K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Bellport Fire Department | 3,663 | $129.9K | Very Low | 1 |
| Amagansett Fire Department | 4,816 | $125.1K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Springs Fire Department | 8,009 | $122.0K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Shelter Island Fire Department | 5,187 | $105.5K | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Quogue Fire Department | 3,673 | $99.6K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Nissequogue Fire Department | 3,440 | $98.6K | Very Low | 1 |
| Brookhaven National Laboratory Fire Department | 3,534 | $93.4K | Very Low | 1 |
| Montauk Fire Department | 4,223 | $86.3K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| East Marion Fire Department | 2,524 | $65.3K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Fishers Island Fire Department | 2,524 | $65.3K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Orient Fire Department | 2,524 | $65.3K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Plum Island ARC Fire Deptment | 2,524 | $65.3K | Relatively Low | 0 |
| Gordon Heights Fire District | 2,758 | $64.9K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Fair Harbor Fire Department | 164 | $61.7K | Very High | 1 |
| Ocean Beach Volunteer Fire Department | 164 | $61.7K | Very High | 0 |
| Saltaire Volunteer Fire Company | 164 | $61.7K | Very High | 1 |
| Eatons Neck Fire Department | 1,145 | $40.4K | Very Low | 1 |
| Cherry Grove Fire Department | 231 | $26.8K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Davis Park Fire Department | 231 | $26.8K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Fire Island Pines Volunteer Fire Department | 231 | $26.8K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Ocean Bay Park Fire Department | 231 | $26.8K | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| Point O' Woods Volunteer Fire Department | 231 | $26.8K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| East Brentwood Fire Department | -- | -- | Insufficient Data | 1 |
| Kismet Fire Department | -- | -- | Insufficient Data | 2 |
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