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Holmes County, FL

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 74.7 Relatively High

19,513
Population
9
Departments
9
Stations
7
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
0.18
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
49th highest of 67
Life Safety per 100k
0.92
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
11th highest of 67
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$11.2M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
51st highest of 67
Property Loss per Resident
$576
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
14th 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 Holmes County, the largest single contributor is Tornado, 34% of the life-safety total.

Holmes County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $11.2M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 67 Florida counties. Nationally, Holmes County ranks 2079th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 1868th for life safety per 100k residents, 1400th for property loss, and 641st 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

79%
17%
Property (buildings): $11.2M (79.2%)
Life safety: $2.5M (17.4%)
Agriculture: $492K (3.5%)

Total expected annual loss: $14,201,691 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)

Tornado
$845K
Hurricane
$614K
Lightning
$307K
Cold Wave
$282K
Heat Wave
$226K
Strong Wind
$119K

By property loss ($/yr)

Hurricane
$8.1M
Inland Flooding
$2.7M
Tornado
$380K
Earthquake
$49K
Strong Wind
$38K
Wildfire
$11K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Holmes 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

100%
Volunteer: 100% (9)
Residents per Station
2,168
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
46.1
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 9 departments registered in NERIS Public for Holmes County, FL. 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 Holmes 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 9 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Esto Fire Department 14,356 $1.8M Relatively High 1
Bonifay Fire Rescue Department 10,594 $1.3M Relatively High 1
Pittman Vol Fire Department 6,839 $883.7K Very High 1
New Hope Volunteer Fire Department 5,157 $661.1K Relatively High 1
Ponce De Leon Volunteer Fire/Rescue 5,157 $661.1K Relatively High 1
Westville Volunteer Fire Department 5,157 $661.1K Relatively High 1
Hinson's Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department 3,234 $564.8K Very High 1
Gritney Volunteer Fire Department 3,077 $409.3K Relatively High 1
Pine Log Fire Department 2,939 $391.8K Very High 1
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Risk Snapshot

14.0%
Poverty Rate
21.2%
Age 65+
16.3%
Disability Rate
13.0%
Uninsured
45.0%
Pre-1980 Housing
36.0%
Mobile Homes
19.0%
Vacancy Rate
2.0%
Wood Heat
$45,067
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

17
Last 10 Years
27
Last 25 Years
Hurricane
Most Frequent

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