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Elmore County, AL

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 55.9 Relatively Moderate

89,526
Population
24
Departments
48
Stations
20
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, separate from agriculture.

Natural Hazard Life Safety
0.44
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
30th highest of 67
Life Safety per 100k
0.49
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
64th highest of 67
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$22.4M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
21st highest of 67
Property Loss per Resident
$250
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
51st highest of 67

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 Elmore County, the largest single contributor is Heat Wave, 36% of the life-safety total.

Elmore County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $22.4M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 67 Alabama counties. Nationally, Elmore County ranks 1194th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2571st for life safety per 100k residents, 806th for property loss, and 2301st for property loss per resident. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.

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What Drives the Loss

78%
21%
Property (buildings): $22.4M (78.0%)
Life safety: $6.0M (20.8%)
Agriculture: $349K (1.2%)

Total expected annual loss: $28,727,532 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)

Heat Wave
$2.1M
Tornado
$1.2M
Lightning
$758K
Cold Wave
$633K
Strong Wind
$584K
Earthquake
$383K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$18.6M
Tornado
$1.8M
Hurricane
$849K
Earthquake
$699K
Strong Wind
$198K
Hail
$115K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Elmore 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

25%
75%
Combination: 25% (6)
Volunteer: 75% (18)
Residents per Station
1,865
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
53.6
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 24 departments registered in NERIS Public for Elmore 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 Elmore 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 24 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Pine Level Volunteer Fire Department 40,672 $4.1M Relatively Moderate 3
Maytown Fire Department 30,582 $3.1M Relatively Moderate 1
Crawford Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 39,340 $2.7M Relatively Moderate 2
Millbrook Fire Department 35,866 $2.5M Relatively Moderate 3
Evergreen Fire And Rescue Department 22,406 $2.5M Relatively High 1
Eclectic Fire Department 17,132 $2.0M Relatively High 4
Friendship Volunteer Fire Department 25,823 $1.8M Relatively Moderate 1
Minor Heights Fire District 17,045 $1.6M Relatively High 2
Wetumpka Fire Department 17,633 $1.2M Relatively High 4
Santuck Volunteer Fire Department 18,155 $1.2M Relatively High 4
Buyck Volunteer Fire Department 16,149 $1.1M Relatively High 2
Holtville/Slapout Fire & Rescue Inc. 15,001 $1.1M Relatively Low 1
Elmore Volunteer Fire Department 15,484 $1.1M Relatively Low 3
Redland Volunteer Fire Department 16,144 $1.0M Relatively High 2
Seman Volunteer Fire Department 13,978 $856.1K Relatively Moderate 1
Red Hill Volunteer Fire Department 12,586 $821.1K Relatively Moderate 2
Coosada Fire/Rescue Department 10,890 $750.6K Relatively Moderate 1
Emerald Mountain Volunteer Fire Department 7,245 $519.5K Very High 1
Tallassee Fire Department 8,153 $509.6K Relatively Moderate 4
Franklin Volunteer Fire & Rescue 4,892 $295.0K Relatively Low 0
Shorter Volunteer Fire Department 4,217 $244.1K Very Low 1
Kowaliga Volunteer Fire Department 3,068 $180.3K Very High 1
Real Island Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 3,068 $180.3K Very High 1
Windermere Volunteer Fire Department 3,068 $180.3K Very High 3
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Risk Snapshot

10.3%
Poverty Rate
16.5%
Age 65+
15.2%
Disability Rate
7.7%
Uninsured
29.3%
Pre-1980 Housing
15.4%
Mobile Homes
12.0%
Vacancy Rate
0.5%
Wood Heat
$80,143
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

10
Last 10 Years
18
Last 25 Years
Hurricane
Most Frequent

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