Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Carter 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson City Fire Department | 64,810 | $3.0M | Very Low | 20 |
| Hampton Volunteer Fire Department | 20,372 | $2.0M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Stoney Creek Volunteer Fire Department | 14,445 | $1.4M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| West Carter County Fire Department | 16,485 | $1.4M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Elizabethton Fire Department | 15,339 | $1.4M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Unicoi Volunteer Fire Department | 10,740 | $790.0K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Roan Mountain Volunteer Fire Department | 7,083 | $749.7K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Elk Mills-Poga Volunteer Fire Department | 5,147 | $612.6K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Shady Valley Volunteer Fire Department | 5,080 | $444.3K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Watauga Volunteer Fire Department Inc. | 5,420 | $365.7K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Limestone Cove Volunteer Fire Department | 5,027 | $359.7K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Dry Run Volunteer Fire Department | 2,464 | $202.5K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Central Community Volunteer Fire Department | 2,386 | $149.6K | Very Low | 1 |
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