Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Chittenden 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation Wildland Fire | 648,384 | $41.8M | Relatively Low | 0 |
| Burlington Fire and Rescue | 41,816 | $1.7M | Relatively Low | 5 |
| Stowe Fire Department | 17,284 | $1.3M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Underhill-Jericho Fire Department | 16,993 | $1.2M | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Williston Fire Department | 13,703 | $1.0M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| South Burlington Fire Department | 24,975 | $1.0M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Essex Fire Department | 23,494 | $942.6K | Very Low | 2 |
| Shelburne Fire Department | 9,872 | $889.4K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Milton Fire Department | 10,769 | $881.8K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Huntington Volunteer Fire Department | 5,810 | $726.9K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Starksboro Volunteer Fire Department Inc. | 5,810 | $726.9K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Bolton Volunteer Fire Department | 6,594 | $711.9K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Westford Volunteer Fire Department | 6,594 | $711.9K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Hinesburg Fire Department | 5,530 | $698.3K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Richmond Volunteer Fire Department | 4,159 | $650.9K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Colchester Fire Department | 11,654 | $459.0K | Very Low | 7 |
| Essex Junction Fire Department | 8,304 | $322.9K | Very Low | 1 |
| Winooski Fire Department | 6,732 | $266.5K | Very Low | 1 |
| Georgia Fire Department | 4,890 | $185.7K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Waitsfield Fayston Fire Department | 3,260 | $181.9K | Very Low | 1 |
| Charlotte Fire And Rescue Services | 3,916 | $163.5K | Very Low | 1 |
| Globalfoundries Fab 9 Emergency Response | 1,127 | $45.4K | Very Low | 3 |
| Vt Air National Guard/Biap Fire Department | 0 | $697 | Insufficient Data | 0 |
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