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, separate from agriculture.
These figures cover natural hazards only. Structure fire, EMS, and motor vehicle incidents are not included in the National Risk Index and are not counted here, so this is not an all-cause life safety measure. For Erie County, the largest single contributor is Cold Wave, 72% of the life-safety total.
Erie County carries an expected 5 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $212.3M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 62 New York counties. Nationally, Erie County ranks 99th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2427th for life safety per 100k residents, 86th for property loss, and 2570th 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 one half of the picture. The other half is what your departments run on: fire deaths and injuries, cause of ignition, dollar loss per incident. That comes from NERIS incident reporting, and it grows as departments serving Erie County enroll. Our Regional tier brings it together across your jurisdiction, with participating departments, alongside response time analytics, cross-department benchmarking, and coverage gap analysis.
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Total expected annual loss: $286,018,560 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 Erie 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 94 departments registered in NERIS Public for Erie County, NY. 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 Erie 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Fire Department | 268,149 | $22.2M | Relatively Low | 28 |
| Lancaster Fire Department | 37,685 | $3.1M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Depew Fire Department | 30,148 | $2.4M | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Brighton Volunteer Fire Company No 5, Inc. | 28,146 | $2.3M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Getzville Fire Company, Inc. | 27,517 | $2.3M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Scranton Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. | 41,889 | $2.1M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Millgrove Volunteer Fire Department | 24,121 | $2.1M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Orchard Park Fire District | 33,415 | $2.1M | Relatively Low | 4 |
| Fredonia Fire Department | 46,289 | $1.9M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Eggertsville Fire District | 25,836 | $1.9M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Town Line Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | 21,966 | $1.9M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Ellicott Creek Volunteer Fire Company., Inc. | 21,989 | $1.7M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Grand Island Fire Company, Inc. | 20,778 | $1.7M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Clarence Center Fire Company | 20,550 | $1.7M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Lackawanna Fire Department | 18,087 | $1.5M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Pine Hill Hose Company 5 | 23,416 | $1.4M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Snyder Fire Department | 17,883 | $1.4M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Kenilworth Fire Company 1 | 15,369 | $1.4M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| East Aurora Central Fire Station | 21,938 | $1.3M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| South-Line Fire District No 10 | 14,263 | $1.3M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Selkirk Fire Department | 23,218 | $1.2M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| North Bailey Fire Company, Inc. | 13,417 | $1.2M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| East Amherst Fire Department | 13,753 | $1.1M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Swormville Fire Company | 14,525 | $1.1M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| East Seneca Volunteer Fire Company | 13,222 | $1.1M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Lake View Fire District | 27,223 | $1.1M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| City Of Tonawanda Fire Department | 13,599 | $1.1M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Lewiston Fire Company No. 1, Inc. | 24,244 | $1.0M | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Village Of Kenmore Fire Department | 12,332 | $1.0M | Very Low | 1 |
| Reserve Hose Fire Company # 1 | 11,991 | $994.1K | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Main Transit Fire Department, Inc. | 11,653 | $991.2K | Relatively Low | 4 |
| Wilson Greatbatch Technologies, Inc. Fire Squad | 12,275 | $983.2K | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| Elma Fire Company, Inc | 11,687 | $962.1K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Jamison Road Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. | 11,687 | $962.1K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Cleveland Hill Fire District No.6 | 11,503 | $940.6K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Sierra Research Fire Squad | 11,503 | $940.6K | Relatively Low | 0 |
| North Amherst Fire Company | 12,365 | $923.2K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Clarence Fire Company | 12,055 | $920.0K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Newton Abbott Fire Company, Inc. | 11,134 | $872.2K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Association | 10,673 | $858.5K | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Lake Shore Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. | 17,197 | $850.9K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| U-Crest Fire Department | 9,091 | $804.9K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Bellevue Fire District #9 | 9,674 | $795.8K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company | 9,343 | $763.8K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Ellwood Fire District 1 | 9,015 | $749.8K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Alden Fire Department | 8,783 | $699.0K | Relatively Low | 4 |
| Hamburg Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. | 13,998 | $676.0K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Cowlesville Fire Company | 10,927 | $659.2K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Twin District Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. | 7,427 | $602.9K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| River Road Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. | 13,176 | $582.6K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Boston Volunteer Fire Department | 10,638 | $556.3K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Vigilant Fire Company # 1 | 6,429 | $545.9K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Lawtons Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. | 11,162 | $543.6K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Union Fire Company | 5,666 | $510.3K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Crittenden Volunteer Fire Department | 6,206 | $491.1K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Newstead Fire Company | 5,930 | $480.5K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Big Tree Volunteer Fire Company Inc. | 8,463 | $464.3K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Spring Brook Fire District | 5,849 | $436.8K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Brant Volunteer Fire Company, Number One, Inc. | 8,351 | $432.4K | Very Low | 1 |
| Marilla Fire Company, Inc. | 5,148 | $425.2K | Relatively High | 1 |
| South Wales Fire Company | 8,550 | $418.4K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| West Falls Fire Company | 7,850 | $401.3K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Angola Volunteer Fire Department | 8,044 | $394.9K | Very Low | 2 |
| Lake Erie Beach Volunteer Fire Company | 8,044 | $394.9K | Very Low | 1 |
| North Boston Fire Company | 7,948 | $388.7K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Patchin Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. | 7,948 | $388.7K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Strykersville Vol Fire Co. Inc | 8,804 | $384.7K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Eden Fire Department 1 | 7,546 | $371.8K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| North Evans Fire District | 7,050 | $365.8K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Evans Center Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. | 6,920 | $362.7K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Rescue Volunteer Hose Company #1 | 4,271 | $360.0K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Seneca Hose Fire Company 1/W.S.F.D#5 | 4,067 | $336.7K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Hy-View Fire Company | 3,886 | $324.3K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Collins Center Fire Company | 4,556 | $318.8K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Colden Fire Company | 6,411 | $313.4K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Winchester Volunteer Fire Company | 3,546 | $295.7K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Gowanda Volunteer Fire Department | 4,421 | $280.5K | Relatively High | 2 |
| Collins Volunteer Fire Company 1 | 3,492 | $268.2K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Forks Fire District No.3 | 3,072 | $256.9K | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Cattaraugus Indian Reservation Volunteer Fire Department | 4,672 | $248.1K | Relatively Low | 0 |
| Sloan Active Hose Company #1 | 2,976 | $246.0K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Williamsville Fire Department-Hutchinson Hose Company | 2,878 | $232.0K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Farnham Volunteer Fire Department | 4,061 | $222.3K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| East Concord Fire Department, Inc. | 4,079 | $216.7K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Springville Volunteer Fire Company | 3,620 | $199.5K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Langford-New Oregon Fire Company | 3,503 | $188.2K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| North Collins Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. | 3,503 | $188.2K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Wendelville Fire Company Inc. | 7,034 | $182.2K | Very High | 5 |
| Holland Fire | 3,266 | $160.7K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Wales Center Volunteer Fire Co. | 3,015 | $148.6K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Chaffee-Sardinia Fire Company | 2,703 | $138.4K | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Armor Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. | 2,981 | $133.0K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| East Eden Fire Department | 3,317 | $132.8K | Very Low | 1 |
| Akron Fire Company, Inc. | 1,638 | $120.9K | Relatively Low | 2 |
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