Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Dane 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Area Fire Department | 70,091 | $16.0M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Black River Falls Fire Department | 32,417 | $7.8M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Sun Prairie Fire/EMS | 54,988 | $7.1M | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| City Of Fitchburg Fire Department | 41,121 | $4.6M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Middleton Fire Department | 38,843 | $4.6M | Relatively Moderate | 5 |
| Stoughton Volunteer Fire Department | 31,900 | $4.3M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Barneveld-Brigham Fire Department | 29,603 | $4.1M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Waunakee Fire Department | 31,858 | $3.9M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Sauk Fire District/Sauk City Fire Department | 24,286 | $3.8M | Relatively High | 1 |
| New Glarus Fire Department | 16,939 | $3.0M | Relatively High | 1 |
| McFarland Fire & Rescue Department | 22,119 | $2.8M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Black Earth Fire Department | 20,767 | $2.8M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Oregon Area Fire-Ems District | 20,755 | $2.5M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Cottage Grove Fire Department | 18,836 | $2.4M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Lone Rock Fire Department | 10,757 | $1.9M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Blanchardville Ems | 10,340 | $1.7M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Cross Plains-Berry Fire Department | 8,685 | $1.1M | Relatively High | 1 |
| City of Monona Fire Department | 8,388 | $1.1M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Marshall Volunteer Fire Department | 6,155 | $762.1K | Relatively High | 2 |
| Mazomanie Fire Department | 4,785 | $646.1K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Dane-Vienna Volunteer Fire Department | 4,021 | $483.7K | Relatively Low | 1 |
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