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 Montgomery County, the largest single contributor is Cold Wave, 31% of the life-safety total.
Montgomery County carries an expected 7 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $199.0M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 67 Pennsylvania counties. Nationally, Montgomery County ranks 63rd of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2053rd for life safety per 100k residents, 94th for property loss, and 2502nd 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County.
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Total expected annual loss: $296,651,753 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 Montgomery 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 85 departments registered in NERIS Public for Montgomery County, PA. 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 Montgomery 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flourtown Fire Company | 146,014 | $17.3M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Lower Merion Township Fire Department | 172,633 | $17.1M | Relatively Moderate | 15 |
| Broomall Fire Company | 150,328 | $10.1M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Newportville Fire Company | 153,582 | $9.4M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Penndel Fire Company | 153,582 | $9.4M | Relatively Moderate | 5 |
| Wissahickon Fire Company | 153,582 | $9.4M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Oreland Volunteer Fire Company 1 | 88,508 | $9.1M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Fort Washington Fire Company #1 | 79,190 | $8.8M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Hartsville Fire Company #1, Inc. | 128,627 | $8.7M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| George Clay Steam Fire Engine & Hose Company 1 | 56,383 | $8.1M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Pottstown Fire Department | 72,458 | $7.5M | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Phoenixville Fire Department | 77,690 | $5.6M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Friendship Hook & Ladder Company #1, Inc. | 64,860 | $5.5M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| King Of Prussia Volunteer Fire Company | 45,510 | $5.3M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Pennsburg Fire Company #1 | 53,028 | $4.7M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Fairmount Engine Company 2 | 36,010 | $4.4M | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| Norristown Fire Department | 36,010 | $4.4M | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Colmar Volunteer Fire Company | 39,512 | $4.2M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Ringing Hill Fire Company | 42,525 | $4.1M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Humane Fire Company 1 | 36,116 | $3.8M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Jefferson Fire Company 1 | 16,577 | $3.6M | Relatively High | 1 |
| 111Th Fighter Wing Pa Ang | 26,536 | $3.5M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove | 26,536 | $3.5M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Upper Moreland Fire Department | 26,536 | $3.5M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Good Will Fire Company | 19,353 | $3.5M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| Collegeville Fire Company No. 1 | 35,849 | $3.2M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Schwenksville Fire Company | 36,419 | $3.1M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Horsham Fire Company | 27,388 | $3.0M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Plymouth Fire Company 1 | 21,387 | $2.8M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Hereford Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. | 28,348 | $2.8M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Bryn Athyn Fire Company | 20,583 | $2.7M | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Gilbertsville Fire & Rescue Company | 24,625 | $2.3M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Fire Department Of Montgomery Township | 26,480 | $2.3M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Lower Providence Township Fire Department | 26,299 | $2.2M | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Centre Square Fire Company | 20,763 | $2.2M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Whitpain Township Fire Department | 20,763 | $2.2M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Huntingdon Valley Fire Company No 1 | 14,288 | $2.0M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Fairmount Fire Company | 19,039 | $1.9M | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Hatfield Volunteer Fire Company | 16,183 | $1.9M | Relatively Moderate | 46 |
| Limerick Fire Department | 21,303 | $1.8M | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| New Hanover Township Fire Company 1 | 19,407 | $1.8M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Upper Gwynedd Township Fire Department | 17,469 | $1.8M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Abington Fire Company | 12,501 | $1.8M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Towamencin Volunteer Fire Company | 18,315 | $1.7M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Conshohocken Fire Company #2 | 4,685 | $1.7M | Relatively High | 0 |
| Perkiomen Township Fire Company #1 | 16,776 | $1.6M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Norriton Fire Engine Company | 14,325 | $1.6M | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Barren Hill Volunteer Fire Company | 13,609 | $1.5M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Glenside Fire Company | 13,392 | $1.4M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Merion Fire Company Of Ardmore | 16,410 | $1.4M | Relatively Low | 0 |
| Mont Clare Fire Company | 10,172 | $1.4M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Oaks Fire Company | 10,172 | $1.4M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Upper Providence Department of Fire and Emergency Services | 10,172 | $1.4M | Relatively High | 0 |
| Lincoln Fire Company | 6,662 | $1.3M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Spring Mill Fire Company No 1 | 6,662 | $1.3M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Skippack Fire Company | 14,745 | $1.3M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Harmonville Fire Company # 1 | 12,741 | $1.3M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Swedeland Volunteer Fire Company 1 | 8,484 | $1.2M | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Washington Hose & Steam Fire Engine Company 1 | 4,604 | $1.1M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Enterprise Fire Company | 8,475 | $1.1M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Worcester Volunteer Fire Department | 10,960 | $948.3K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Elkins Park Fire Company | 7,222 | $839.6K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Trappe Fire Company | 10,300 | $800.9K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Bridgeport Fire Company #1 | 3,545 | $782.3K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Telford Volunteer Fire Company | 12,195 | $772.0K | Very Low | 2 |
| Weldon Fire Company | 8,550 | $718.3K | Relatively Low | 0 |
| Sanatoga Fire Company | 8,205 | $693.3K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| North Penn Volunteer Fire Company | 6,941 | $684.5K | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Wyndmoor Hose Company Number 1 | 6,781 | $648.5K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Edge Hill Fire Company 1 | 5,892 | $620.9K | Very Low | 1 |
| Gladwyne Fire Company | 5,099 | $593.9K | Very High | 0 |
| Lower Frederick Fire Company | 4,981 | $588.0K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| East Greenville Fire Company | 6,156 | $560.4K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Swedesburg Volunteer Fire Company | 5,044 | $483.0K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Green Lane Fire Company | 4,113 | $482.0K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Upper Pottsgrove Township Fire Company # 1 | 6,158 | $465.2K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Tylersport Fire Company | 5,016 | $397.2K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Ogontz Fire Company | 3,332 | $383.5K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Red Hill Fire Company | 4,364 | $373.7K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| West End Fire Company #1 | 3,850 | $336.6K | Very Low | 1 |
| Milford Township Volunteer Fire Company #1 | 6,415 | $333.4K | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Telford Volunteer Diving & Rescue Unit | 3,217 | $303.3K | Very Low | 0 |
| Upper Salford Volunteer Fire Company | 3,217 | $303.3K | Very Low | 2 |
| Upper Frederick Fire Company # 1 | 3,764 | $296.1K | Relatively Low | 2 |
| Rockledge Volunteer Fire Department # 1 | 2,629 | $230.1K | Very Low | 2 |
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