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Scott County, AR

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 86.3 Very High

9,816
Population
14
Departments
15
Stations
3
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
0.16
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
61st highest of 75
Life Safety per 100k
1.63
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
34th highest of 75
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$5.6M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
54th highest of 75
Property Loss per Resident
$575
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
13th highest of 75

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 Scott County, the largest single contributor is Inland Flooding, 33% of the life-safety total.

Scott County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $5.6M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 75 Arkansas counties. Nationally, Scott County ranks 2209th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 901st for life safety per 100k residents, 2118th for property loss, and 643rd 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

71%
28%
Property (buildings): $5.6M (71.4%)
Life safety: $2.2M (27.7%)
Agriculture: $74K (0.9%)

Total expected annual loss: $7,914,685 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)

Inland Flooding
$723K
Tornado
$530K
Cold Wave
$320K
Heat Wave
$320K
Strong Wind
$125K
Lightning
$97K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$4.3M
Ice Storm
$572K
Tornado
$291K
Strong Wind
$148K
Wildfire
$103K
Earthquake
$101K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Scott 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

79%
21%
Volunteer: 79% (11)
Unreported: 21% (3)
Residents per Station
654
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
152.8
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 14 departments registered in NERIS Public for Scott County, AR. 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 Scott 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 14 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Waldron Rural Volunteer Fire Department 9,816 $2.2M Very High 2
Waldron City Volunteer Fire Department 3,930 $1.3M Very High 1
Acorn Rural Volunteer Fire Department 8,932 $1.1M Relatively High 1
250 Volunteer Fire Department 5,886 $912.7K Very High 1
Black Fork Fire Department 5,886 $912.7K Very High 0
Nella Volunteer Fire Department 5,886 $912.7K Very High 1
Hon Volunteer Fire Department 3,873 $631.9K Very High 1
Lake Hinkle Fire Department 3,873 $631.9K Very High 0
Northwest Scott County Volunteer Fire Department 3,873 $631.9K Very High 2
State Line Fire Department 3,873 $631.9K Very High 1
Boles Volunteer Fire Department 2,013 $280.8K Relatively High 1
Harvey-Nola Rural Volunteer Fire Department 2,013 $280.8K Relatively High 1
Parks Volunteer Fire Department 2,013 $280.8K Relatively High 2
Y-City Volunteer Fire Department 2,013 $280.8K Relatively High 1
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Risk Snapshot

18.7%
Poverty Rate
20.2%
Age 65+
19.7%
Disability Rate
11.3%
Uninsured
48.3%
Pre-1980 Housing
15.9%
Mobile Homes
18.0%
Vacancy Rate
8.0%
Wood Heat
$43,248
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

7
Last 10 Years
15
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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