Calumet City Fire Department Community Risk Profile | Risk & Response by Arborlook Insights

Service Area Overview

Your department boundary, station locations, and overall NRI risk scores by census tract. Use the sections below to explore specific hazards, fire risk indicators, and EMS demand drivers across your service area.

Service area, population, and census tract assignments are based on department boundaries from NERIS Public. Boundary accuracy varies by jurisdiction.

Natural Hazard Risk

What this means for planning: With a risk score of 95.4 (Very High nationally), cold wave is your leading natural hazard. Focus on cold-exposure emergency response, warming center partnerships, and proactive wellness checks for vulnerable populations during extreme cold events.

Top 5 Hazards in Your Service Area

Sorted by life-safety impact. Life-safety loss uses FEMA’s Value of Statistical Life ($13.7M per fatality or 10 injuries). NRI methodology

Hazard	Risk Score	Rating	Life-Safety Loss $/yr	Total Loss $/yr
Cold Wave TOP LIFE-SAFETY HAZARD	95.4	Very High	$3.8M/yr	$3.8M/yr
Tornado	91.9	Very High	$1.7M/yr	$2.5M/yr
Heat Wave	89	Very High	$1.1M/yr	$1.1M/yr
Earthquake	68.2	Relatively High	$152K/yr	$416K/yr
River Flood	83.3	Very High	$82K/yr	$8.6M/yr

How to read this map: Colors show absolute national risk levels (red = Very High nationally, green = Very Low nationally). These are objective hazard comparisons across all U.S. communities.

Historical Disaster Declarations

Your county has experienced 5 FEMA disaster declarations in the last 10 years, and 12 declarations in the last 25 years.

Date	Type	Title
2024-09-20	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODNG
2023-11-20	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
2023-08-15	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
2020-03-26	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
2020-03-13	Biological	COVID-19

Demographics & Vulnerability

Why This Matters

Your community's demographics shape everything: from where you need smoke alarm programs to how many of your calls are EMS. The data below identifies who generates the most emergency demand, who faces the greatest barriers during emergencies, and who benefits most from targeted CRR outreach.

Age Distribution

Age drives EMS call volume (highest utilization: 65+ and especially 75+, with elevated rates also among children under 5), shapes fire safety education priorities, and determines evacuation assistance needs. The dark marker on each bar shows the national average.

Under 5

4.9% (1,610)

Ages 5-17

19.7% (6,415)

Ages 18-64

59.7% (19,425)

Ages 65-74

9.6% (3,141)

Ages 75-84

4.4% (1,424)

Ages 85+

1.6% (536)

Your Community

National Average

Social Vulnerability Indicators

These indicators identify populations that need additional support during emergencies, face barriers to self-evacuation or medical access, and benefit most from proactive CRR programming.

Vulnerability Factor	Your Community	Peer Average	National Average	vs. Peers
Disability Rate Higher EMS utilization, evacuation assistance needs, accessible communication requirements	11.8%	14.7%	13.4%	slightly lower
Poverty Rate Economic barrier to safety resources	23.1%	16.8%	12.5%	slightly higher
Uninsured Rate May delay medical care, leading to emergencies	8.8%	8.4%	8.3%	≈ average
Limited English Households Language barrier to emergency communication	3.4%	5.3%	4.3%	1.6x lower
No Vehicle Access Evacuation risk; higher EMS transport dependence	15.1%	9.8%	8.7%	1.5x higher
No Internet Access Disconnected from digital emergency alerts	8.6%	7.6%	6.7%	≈ average

Economic Context

Median Household Income

$59,717

Peers: $67,355 · National: $89,476

Per Capita Income

$27,927

Peers: $33,304 · National: $44,519

Median Home Value

$138,889

Peers: $190,775 · National: $402,761

Fire Risk Factors

What this means for planning: 13.3% of housing units are vacant, slightly higher the national average. Vacant properties have elevated fire risk due to lack of maintenance, unauthorized access, and delayed detection. Work with code enforcement on vacant property inspections and securing abandoned structures.

How to read this map: Colors show relative risk within your jurisdiction (red = highest-need tracts, green = lowest-need). Check the table below for overall levels vs. peers and national averages.

Risk Factor	Your Community	Peer Average	National Average	vs. Peers
Pre-1980 Housing Pre-1980 construction standards	75.1%	59.0%	36.3%	slightly higher
Wood Heating Wood stoves and fireplaces as primary heat	0.0%	0.3%	1.4%	Infx lower
Vacancy Rate Vacant properties at higher fire risk	13.3%	10.4%	10.3%	slightly higher
Mobile Homes Structural fire spread risk	2.8%	4.7%	5.8%	1.7x lower
Renter-Occupied Higher turnover, variable maintenance	43.6%	36.0%	34.7%	slightly higher

EMS Risk Factors

EMS typically accounts for 60-80% of fire department call volume nationally. The demographics below are the strongest predictors of where that demand comes from in your service area.

What this means for planning: 15.1% of households lack vehicle access, 1.7x higher the national average. High rates of transport dependence correlate with increased EMS demand. Consider community paramedicine programs, partnerships with social services and Medicaid transport providers, and advocacy for non-emergency medical transport alternatives.