Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Meade 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgis Volunteer Fire Department | 28,214 | $3.4M | Very High | 1 |
| Black Hawk Volunteer Fire Department | 28,623 | $3.1M | Very High | 2 |
| Vale Fire Department | 15,132 | $2.2M | Very High | 1 |
| Doty Volunteer Fire Department | 17,698 | $1.9M | Very High | 2 |
| New Underwood Fire Department | 14,511 | $1.8M | Very High | 1 |
| Piedmont Fire Department | 15,147 | $1.7M | Very High | 2 |
| Wall Volunteer Fire Department | 10,882 | $1.6M | Very High | 1 |
| Whitewood Volunteer Fire Department/ Rescue Hose Company #1 | 10,602 | $1.3M | Very High | 1 |
| Enning Fire Department | 10,002 | $1.3M | Very High | 1 |
| Wasta Volunteer Fire Department | 10,002 | $1.3M | Very High | 1 |
| Elm Springs Fire Department | 6,018 | $747.3K | Very High | 1 |
| Hereford Volunteer Fire Department | 6,018 | $747.3K | Very High | 1 |
| Opal Volunteer Fire Department | 6,018 | $747.3K | Very High | 1 |
| Nemo Volunteer Fire Department | 3,005 | $396.8K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Ellsworth Air Force Base (Fdid #02019) | 3,331 | $366.1K | Very Low | 0 |
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