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Jackson County, FL

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 75.6 Relatively High

48,250
Population
12
Departments
22
Stations
13
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
0.27
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
45th highest of 67
Life Safety per 100k
0.56
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
23rd highest of 67
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$19.8M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
42nd highest of 67
Property Loss per Resident
$410
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
31st 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 Jackson County, the largest single contributor is Cold Wave, 35% of the life-safety total.

Jackson County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $19.8M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 67 Florida counties. Nationally, Jackson County ranks 1635th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2441st for life safety per 100k residents, 907th for property loss, and 1180th for property loss per resident. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.

Add fire mortality, cause, and loss

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 Jackson 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 Jackson County.

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Loss Breakdown

78%
15%
7%
Property (buildings): $19.8M (78.2%)
Life safety: $3.7M (14.6%)
Agriculture: $1.8M (7.2%)

Total expected annual loss: $25,327,886 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.

Agriculture is 7% of expected annual loss in Jackson County, so total loss overstates property loss here. The property figure above counts building loss only.

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
$1.3M
Lightning
$683K
Heat Wave
$621K
Hurricane
$367K
Strong Wind
$293K
Tornado
$256K

By property loss ($/yr)

Hurricane
$11.8M
Inland Flooding
$6.6M
Tornado
$995K
Strong Wind
$140K
Earthquake
$139K
Lightning
$59K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Jackson 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

8%
8%
83%
Career: 8% (1)
Combination: 8% (1)
Volunteer: 83% (10)
Residents per Station
2,193
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
45.6
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 12 departments registered in NERIS Public for Jackson 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 Jackson 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 12 departments
Department ▲ Est. Population ▲ Life-Safety Loss ▼ NRI Rating ▲ Stations ▲
Mossy Pond Volunteer Fire Department 10,667 $1.4M Relatively High 1
Grand Ridge Volunteer Fire Department 11,068 $884.2K Relatively High 1
City Of Marianna Fire - Rescue 11,634 $816.2K Very High 4
Graceville Fire Department 6,910 $482.7K Relatively Moderate 1
Sneads Volunteer Fire Department 5,931 $452.7K Relatively Moderate 1
Jackson County Fire Rescue 4,643 $341.6K Very High 9
Alford Volunteer Fire Department 2,968 $250.0K Relatively High 0
Cottondale Volunteer Fire Department 2,863 $217.7K Very High 1
Dellwood Volunteer Fire Department 2,609 $179.5K Very High 1
Campbellton Volunteer Fire Department 1,631 $128.9K Relatively Moderate 1
Compass Lake In The Hills Volunteer Fire Department 1,423 $128.3K Relatively High 1
Country Oaks Volunteer Fire Department 661 $99.5K Relatively High 1
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Risk Snapshot

19.5%
Poverty Rate
20.9%
Age 65+
17.8%
Disability Rate
8.6%
Uninsured
45.7%
Pre-1980 Housing
27.7%
Mobile Homes
14.2%
Vacancy Rate
0.4%
Wood Heat
$49,758
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

17
Last 10 Years
25
Last 25 Years
Hurricane
Most Frequent

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