Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Shelby 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Lake Fire District | 542,589 | $61.2M | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| Mountain Brook Fire Department | 536,545 | $60.3M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Homewood Fire & Rescue Service | 536,268 | $60.3M | Relatively Moderate | 5 |
| City Of Brighton Fire Department | 536,208 | $60.3M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Gardendale Fire And Rescue | 536,208 | $60.3M | Relatively Moderate | 5 |
| Lipscomb Fire & Rescue | 536,208 | $60.3M | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| Tarrant Fire & Rescue | 536,208 | $60.3M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Trussville Fire And Rescue | 536,208 | $60.3M | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Virginia Mines Fire District | 536,208 | $60.3M | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| North Shelby County Fire And Emergency Medical District | 181,021 | $25.3M | Relatively High | 3 |
| Birmingham Fire And Rescue Service Department | 217,797 | $25.0M | Relatively Moderate | 62 |
| Eastern Valley Fire District | 96,192 | $10.3M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Hoover Fire Department | 50,884 | $6.0M | Relatively Moderate | 24 |
| Alabaster Fire Department | 37,490 | $5.3M | Relatively Moderate | 6 |
| Saginaw Volunteer Fire Department | 37,490 | $5.3M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Jemison Fire Department | 36,497 | $4.7M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Mt High Volunteer Fire Department & Rescue Squad | 35,768 | $4.6M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Pelham Fire Department | 26,750 | $4.4M | Relatively High | 15 |
| Forestdale Fire District | 35,704 | $4.2M | Relatively Moderate | 6 |
| Chelsea Fire And Rescue | 27,509 | $3.8M | Relatively High | 3 |
| Green Pond Fire & Rescue Service | 26,769 | $3.3M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| City Of Westover Fire Deparment | 23,704 | $3.3M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Westover Volunteer Fire And Rescue | 23,704 | $3.3M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Fourmile Fire And Rescue | 23,110 | $3.3M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Helena Fire Department | 22,568 | $3.2M | Relatively High | 3 |
| Ricetown Volunteer Fire & Rescue | 24,101 | $3.1M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Calera Fire & Rescue | 21,947 | $2.8M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Childersburg Fire & Rescue | 18,543 | $2.6M | Relatively High | 1 |
| West Shelby Fire & Rescue District, Inc. | 17,466 | $2.2M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Summer Hill Volunteer Fire Department | 17,561 | $2.2M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Cahaba Valley Fire & Emergency Medical Rescue District | 14,515 | $2.1M | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Montevallo Fire & Rescue | 12,945 | $1.7M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Kingdom Volunteer Fire Department | 12,448 | $1.7M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Brierfield Fire And Rescue | 12,035 | $1.6M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Shelby Volunteer Fire Department | 11,692 | $1.5M | Relatively High | 3 |
| Dry Valley Fire And Rescue | 8,421 | $1.3M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Columbiana Fire Department | 9,877 | $1.2M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Dunnavant Volunteer Fire Department | 6,896 | $1.1M | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| Union Grove Volunteer Fire Department | 8,594 | $966.0K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Harpersville Fire Department | 5,216 | $793.8K | Relatively High | 1 |
| County 17 Fire & Rescue | 6,188 | $717.0K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Vincent Volunteer Fire Department | 4,033 | $619.2K | Very High | 1 |
| Wilsonville Fire Department | 4,361 | $616.9K | Relatively High | 0 |
| Indian Ford Fire District | 4,234 | $500.6K | Relatively Low | 1 |
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