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St. Johns County, FL

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 60.6 Relatively High

306,934
Population
16
Departments
137
Stations
51
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
0.82
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
28th highest of 67
Life Safety per 100k
0.27
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
64th highest of 67
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$84.8M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
29th highest of 67
Property Loss per Resident
$276
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
45th 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 St. Johns County, the largest single contributor is Tornado, 41% of the life-safety total.

St. Johns County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $84.8M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 67 Florida counties. Nationally, St. Johns County ranks 708th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 3055th for life safety per 100k residents, 263rd for property loss, and 2044th 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

87%
12%
Property (buildings): $84.8M (87.4%)
Life safety: $11.3M (11.6%)
Agriculture: $911K (0.9%)

Total expected annual loss: $96,985,236 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
$4.6M
Heat Wave
$2.4M
Lightning
$1.9M
Coastal Flooding
$860K
Hurricane
$622K
Cold Wave
$273K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$51.4M
Hurricane
$21.1M
Coastal Flooding
$6.9M
Tornado
$3.0M
Wildfire
$1.6M
Earthquake
$426K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in St. Johns 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

19%
31%
50%
Career: 19% (3)
Combination: 31% (5)
Volunteer: 50% (8)
Residents per Station
2,240
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
44.6
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 16 departments registered in NERIS Public for St. Johns 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 St. Johns 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 16 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Baldwin Fire Department 1.0M $48.0M Relatively Moderate 0
Jacksonville Fire And Rescue 1.0M $48.0M Relatively Moderate 73
Saint Johns County Fire Rescue 290,329 $10.5M Relatively High 22
Flagler County Fire Rescue 126,436 $5.3M Relatively High 21
Palm Coast Fire Department 104,734 $4.4M Relatively High 6
Crescent City Fire Department 70,416 $4.2M Relatively High 1
Florahome-Grandin Volunteer Fire Department 70,416 $4.2M Relatively High 1
George's Lake Area Volunteer Fire Department 70,416 $4.2M Relatively High 1
Hollister Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 70,416 $4.2M Relatively High 1
Interlachen Fire Department 70,416 $4.2M Relatively High 1
Interlachen Lakes Estates Unit 16-17 Volunteer Fire Department 70,416 $4.2M Relatively High 1
Pomona Park & Lake Como Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 70,416 $4.2M Relatively High 2
Satsuma Volunteer Fire Department 70,416 $4.2M Relatively High 1
Southwest Volunteer Fire Department 70,416 $4.2M Relatively High 1
West Putnam Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 70,416 $4.2M Relatively High 1
City Of St. Augustine Fire Department 15,037 $707.8K Relatively Moderate 4
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Risk Snapshot

6.5%
Poverty Rate
21.1%
Age 65+
11.1%
Disability Rate
5.3%
Uninsured
13.9%
Pre-1980 Housing
4.8%
Mobile Homes
13.3%
Vacancy Rate
0.2%
Wood Heat
$121,919
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

19
Last 10 Years
28
Last 25 Years
Hurricane
Most Frequent

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