Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Walker 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 |
| Curry Volunteer Fire & Rescue | 49,048 | $6.9M | Relatively High | 3 |
| Saragossa Volunteer Fire Department | 29,874 | $4.6M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Jasper Fire Department | 23,621 | $3.4M | Relatively High | 3 |
| Boldo Volunteer Fire Department | 18,340 | $2.6M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Argo Area Volunteer Fire Department | 19,617 | $2.6M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Parrish Fire & Rescue | 14,796 | $2.2M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Copeland Ferry Fire Rescue | 13,165 | $1.7M | Relatively High | 0 |
| Copeland Ferry Pumpkin Center Fire Department | 13,165 | $1.7M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Carbon Hill Volunteer Fire Department | 10,152 | $1.4M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Barney Volunteer Fire Department | 11,396 | $1.4M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| City Of Cordova Volunteer Fire Department | 8,319 | $1.2M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Warrior River Fire Department | 9,147 | $1.2M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Oakman Volunteer Fire Department | 6,922 | $1.1M | Very High | 1 |
| Yerkwood Volunteer Fire Department | 7,047 | $822.9K | Very High | 1 |
| Sumiton Fire And Rescue Service | 4,856 | $810.5K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Mount Zion Fire & Rescue | 4,864 | $724.2K | Relatively High | 2 |
| Thach Volunteer Fire Department | 4,864 | $724.2K | Relatively High | 1 |
| City Of Dora Fire And Rescue Service | 5,347 | $603.8K | Very High | 1 |
| Eldridge Volunteer Fire Department | 3,276 | $449.6K | Very High | 1 |
| Empire Volunteer Fire Department | 2,073 | $317.8K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
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