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Baldwin County, AL

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 94.8 Very High

246,989
Population
26
Departments
60
Stations
44
Census Tracts

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.

Natural Hazard Life Safety
1.93
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
7th highest of 67
Life Safety per 100k
0.78
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
52nd highest of 67
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$208.4M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
2nd highest of 67
Property Loss per Resident
$844
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
2nd highest of 67

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 Baldwin County, the largest single contributor is Hurricane, 26% of the life-safety total.

Baldwin County carries an expected 2 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $208.4M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 67 Alabama counties. Nationally, Baldwin County ranks 293rd of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2113th for life safety per 100k residents, 88th for property loss, and 216th for property loss per resident. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.

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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 Baldwin 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 Baldwin County.

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Loss Breakdown

88%
11%
Property (buildings): $208.4M (87.8%)
Life safety: $26.5M (11.2%)
Agriculture: $2.5M (1.0%)

Total expected annual loss: $237,391,151 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)

Hurricane
$6.8M
Tornado
$4.8M
Lightning
$4.0M
Heat Wave
$3.6M
Cold Wave
$3.5M
Strong Wind
$1.4M

By property loss ($/yr)

Hurricane
$150.9M
Inland Flooding
$47.0M
Tornado
$4.3M
Coastal Flooding
$3.7M
Wildfire
$1.3M
Earthquake
$671K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Baldwin 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

12%
12%
77%
Career: 12% (3)
Combination: 12% (3)
Volunteer: 77% (20)
Residents per Station
4,116
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
24.3
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 26 departments registered in NERIS Public for Baldwin County, AL. 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 Baldwin 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.

Showing 26 departments
Department ▲ Est. Population ▲ Life-Safety Loss ▼ NRI Rating ▲ Stations ▲
City Of Foley Fire Department 57,064 $5.7M Very High 3
Bon Secour Volunteer Fire/Rescue 56,772 $5.7M Very High 1
Barnwell Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department, Inc. 40,031 $4.4M Very High 1
Fish River Marlow Fire & Rescue Department, Inc. 40,031 $4.4M Very High 1
Summerdale Fire Department 40,031 $4.4M Very High 4
Fairhope Volunteer Fire Department 38,806 $4.3M Very High 4
Daphne Fire Department 41,866 $4.1M Very High 5
Robertsdale Volunteer Fire Department 32,129 $3.3M Very High 1
Spanish Fort Fire Rescue 32,023 $3.1M Very High 3
Stapleton Fire Department 29,535 $2.9M Very High 1
Bay Minette Fire - Rescue 25,471 $2.8M Very High 1
Rabun Volunteer Fire Department 25,470 $2.8M Very High 3
Orange Beach Fire & Rescue 21,931 $2.6M Very High 9
Gulf Shores Fire & Emergency Services 18,091 $2.4M Very High 6
Magnolia Springs Volunteer Fire Department 14,273 $1.5M Very High 2
Lillian Volunteer Fire Department 13,091 $1.5M Very High 2
Elberta Volunteer Fire Department 12,854 $1.5M Very High 3
Nokomis Volunteer Fire Department 10,102 $1.4M Very High 1
Huggers Landing/Oyster Bay Volunteer Fire Department Inc. 11,098 $1.2M Very High 1
Perdido Beach Volunteer Fire Department 9,710 $1.2M Very High 2
Styx River Volunteer Fire Department 11,616 $1.1M Very High 1
Fort Morgan Volunteer Fire Department 7,088 $1.0M Very High 2
Gateswood Volunteer Fire Department 10,466 $980.7K Very High 1
Belforest Volunteer Fire, Search & Rescue 8,683 $877.0K Very High 1
Josephine Volunteer Fire Department 6,617 $863.1K Very High 1
Little River Volunteer Fire Rescue Department 7,042 $842.8K Very High 0
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Risk Snapshot

10.1%
Poverty Rate
21.7%
Age 65+
13.2%
Disability Rate
8.3%
Uninsured
18.3%
Pre-1980 Housing
9.6%
Mobile Homes
25.5%
Vacancy Rate
0.3%
Wood Heat
$80,383
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

9
Last 10 Years
25
Last 25 Years
Hurricane
Most Frequent

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