Natural Hazard Loss Profile
Expected annual loss across the 18 natural hazards in FEMA's National Risk Index. Life safety is expressed in fatality-equivalents, combining expected deaths and injuries. Property loss counts building damage only, not agriculture.
These figures cover natural hazards only. Structure fire, EMS, and motor vehicle incidents are not in the National Risk Index, so this is not an all-cause life safety measure. For Middlesex County, the largest single contributor is Cold Wave, 27% of the life-safety total.
Middlesex County carries an expected 3 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $243.9M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 21 New Jersey counties. Nationally, Middlesex County ranks 201st of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2961st for life safety per 100k residents, 68th for property loss, and 2012th for property loss per resident. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.
Add fire mortality, cause, and loss
Natural hazard exposure is only part of the risk. Fire deaths and injuries, cause of ignition, and dollar loss per incident come from NERIS incident reporting, which grows as departments serving Middlesex County enroll. Our Regional tier adds that data for the departments your jurisdiction sponsors, next to public risk and NERIS adoption for every department in Middlesex County.
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Total expected annual loss: $282,373,004 per year. Life safety is shown here in dollars, at FEMA's $13.7M value of statistical life, so the three shares sum to the total.
Hazards Ranked Two Ways
The hazard that threatens people is often not the hazard that destroys buildings. Both columns cover the same 18 hazards over the same year.
By life-safety loss ($/yr)
By property loss ($/yr)
Census Tract Risk Map
Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Middlesex County. Gray tracts have no modeled loss or no resident population. Per-resident figures on this map use the National Risk Index 2020 tract population.
Fire Service Profile
Department composition covers the 50 departments registered in NERIS Public for Middlesex County, NJ. Departments that have not registered are not counted. Station coverage divides census population by registered stations; department service areas overlap, so their populations are not summed.
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Middlesex 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Division Of Fire | 105,962 | $4.4M | Relatively Moderate | 7 |
| Avenel Fire Department | 106,483 | $4.2M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Fords Fire Company | 106,483 | $4.2M | Relatively Low | 0 |
| Hopelawn Engine Company No. 1 | 106,483 | $4.2M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Iselin Volunteer Fire Company # 1 | 106,483 | $4.2M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Protection Fire Company #1 Of Keasbey | 106,483 | $4.2M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Woodbridge Fire Department | 106,483 | $4.2M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Monroe Township Fire District 3 | 74,924 | $3.0M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Cheesequake Volunteer Fire Company | 69,801 | $2.7M | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Laurence Harbor Fire Company | 69,801 | $2.7M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Madison Park Fire Company | 69,801 | $2.7M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| South Old Bridge Volunteer Fire Company | 69,801 | $2.7M | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Arbor Hose Company #1 | 62,547 | $2.6M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Holmes Marshall Fire Company | 62,547 | $2.6M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| New Market Fire Company | 62,547 | $2.6M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| North Stelton Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. | 62,547 | $2.6M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Possumtown Volunteer Fire Company | 62,547 | $2.6M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| River Road Fire Company, Inc. | 62,547 | $2.6M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| City Of New Brunswick Fire Department | 57,436 | $2.5M | Relatively High | 4 |
| Monmouth Junction Volunteer Fire Department | 58,127 | $2.3M | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Sayreville Fire Department | 47,277 | $2.2M | Relatively Low | 5 |
| Perth Amboy Fire Department | 57,203 | $2.2M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Clark Volunteer Fire Department | 31,775 | $2.0M | Relatively High | 3 |
| Monroe Township Volunteer Fire Company #1 | 50,032 | $2.0M | Relatively High | 3 |
| Kendall Park Volunteer Fire Company | 48,098 | $1.9M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Kingston Volunteer Fire Company # 1 | 48,098 | $1.9M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Brookview Volunteer Fire Company | 50,963 | $1.9M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| East Brunswick Fire District 1 | 50,963 | $1.9M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| East Brunswick Independent Fire Company District # 2 | 50,963 | $1.9M | Relatively Moderate | 6 |
| Colonia Volunteer Fire Department | 45,738 | $1.8M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| North Brunswick Volunteer Fire Department | 45,280 | $1.6M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Carteret Fire Department | 33,212 | $1.3M | Relatively Low | 4 |
| Bound Brook Fire Department | 21,234 | $1.3M | Relatively High | 4 |
| Middlesex Fire Department | 14,786 | $1.2M | Very High | 4 |
| South Plainfield Fire Department | 25,130 | $1.2M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Dunellen Fire Department | 15,182 | $1.1M | Very High | 1 |
| Helmetta Fire Department | 20,667 | $907.2K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Plainsboro Township Fire Department | 24,660 | $865.8K | Relatively High | 2 |
| South River Fire Department | 16,388 | $842.1K | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Iselin Fire Protection District #11 | 18,085 | $663.3K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Metuchen Fire Department | 15,499 | $627.5K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Highland Park Volunteer Fire Department | 15,366 | $618.9K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| South Amboy Fire Department | 10,164 | $487.3K | Relatively Low | 5 |
| Spotswood Fire Department | 8,302 | $443.9K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Hightstown Engine Company #1 | 6,041 | $416.8K | Relatively High | 2 |
| Jamesburg Volunteer Fire Department | 5,866 | $275.0K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Milltown Volunteer Fire Department | 7,162 | $265.9K | Very High | 2 |
| Cranbury Volunteer Fire Company | 4,094 | $174.6K | Very High | 2 |
| Monroe Township Fire District 2 | 3,357 | $121.6K | Very High | 1 |
| Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Emergency Services | 51 | $2.1K | Very High | 8 |
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