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Naugatuck Valley, CT

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 47.5 Relatively Moderate

454,969
Population
19
Departments
90
Stations
98
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
0.68
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
4th highest of 9
Life Safety per 100k
0.15
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
5th highest of 9
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$129.9M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
4th highest of 9
Property Loss per Resident
$286
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
6th highest of 9

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 Naugatuck Valley, the largest single contributor is Cold Wave, 26% of the life-safety total.

Naugatuck Valley carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $129.9M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 9 Connecticut counties. Nationally, Naugatuck Valley ranks 838th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 3201st for life safety per 100k residents, 161st for property loss, and 1969th for property loss per resident. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.

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Loss Breakdown

93%
Property (buildings): $129.9M (92.9%)
Life safety: $9.3M (6.7%)
Agriculture: $612K (0.4%)

Total expected annual loss: $139,882,779 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)

Cold Wave
$2.4M
Heat Wave
$1.6M
Strong Wind
$1.4M
Lightning
$967K
Hurricane
$798K
Tornado
$726K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$100.5M
Hurricane
$22.4M
Earthquake
$2.7M
Tornado
$2.2M
Ice Storm
$1.3M
Strong Wind
$570K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Naugatuck Valley. 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

16%
11%
74%
Career: 16% (3)
Combination: 11% (2)
Volunteer: 74% (14)
Residents per Station
5,055
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
19.8
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 19 departments registered in NERIS Public for Naugatuck Valley, CT. 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 Naugatuck Valley. 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 19 departments
Department ▲ Est. Population ▲ Life-Safety Loss ▼ NRI Rating ▲ Stations ▲
Waterbury Fire Department 111,766 $2.2M Relatively Moderate 15
Bristol Fire Department 59,274 $1.3M Relatively Moderate 10
Wallingford Fire Department And Ems 43,897 $797.7K Relatively Low 6
Shelton Fire Department 39,896 $791.4K Relatively Moderate 11
Naugatuck Fire Department 30,083 $601.5K Relatively High 2
Cheshire Fire Department, Inc. 27,753 $557.2K Relatively High 4
Watertown Fire Department 21,847 $497.2K Relatively Moderate 2
Southbury Volunteer Firemen's Association 19,616 $380.6K Relatively Moderate 4
Ansonia Fire Department 17,451 $346.6K Relatively Low 6
Great Hill Hose Company 15,821 $315.1K Relatively Low 1
Seymour Fire Department 15,821 $315.1K Relatively Low 1
Terryville Fire Department 11,405 $253.0K Relatively Low 6
Town Of Oxford Fire Department 12,991 $247.6K Relatively Moderate 3
Woodbury Fire Department 9,833 $226.1K Relatively High 7
Derby Fire Department 11,123 $216.9K Relatively High 5
Volunteer Fire Department Of Prospect 8,981 $172.1K Relatively Low 1
Thomaston Volunteer Fire Department 6,835 $157.5K Relatively Moderate 1
Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department 7,571 $148.0K Relatively Moderate 4
Bethlehem Volunteer Fire Department 3,423 $77.3K Relatively Low 1
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Risk Snapshot

11.2%
Poverty Rate
19.2%
Age 65+
13.8%
Disability Rate
4.8%
Uninsured
66.1%
Pre-1980 Housing
0.8%
Mobile Homes
6.5%
Vacancy Rate
1.0%
Wood Heat
$93,599
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

0
Last 10 Years
0
Last 25 Years
None
Most Frequent

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