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Volusia County, FL

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 59.6 Relatively Moderate

579,622
Population
23
Departments
80
Stations
130
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
2.17
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
13th highest of 67
Life Safety per 100k
0.37
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
51st highest of 67
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$162.4M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
16th highest of 67
Property Loss per Resident
$280
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
44th 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 Volusia County, the largest single contributor is Tornado, 55% of the life-safety total.

Volusia County carries an expected 2 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $162.4M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 67 Florida counties. Nationally, Volusia County ranks 256th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2828th for life safety per 100k residents, 127th for property loss, and 2009th 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

83%
15%
Property (buildings): $162.4M (83.0%)
Life safety: $29.7M (15.2%)
Agriculture: $3.5M (1.8%)

Total expected annual loss: $195,696,082 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
$16.4M
Lightning
$4.5M
Hurricane
$4.2M
Heat Wave
$1.8M
Strong Wind
$1.1M
Wildfire
$582K

By property loss ($/yr)

Hurricane
$80.4M
Inland Flooding
$66.7M
Tornado
$7.3M
Wildfire
$4.0M
Coastal Flooding
$2.9M
Strong Wind
$449K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Volusia 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

30%
22%
48%
Career: 30% (7)
Combination: 22% (5)
Volunteer: 48% (11)
Residents per Station
7,245
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
13.8
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 23 departments registered in NERIS Public for Volusia 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 Volusia 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 23 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Seminole County Fire Department 365,689 $19.5M Relatively Moderate 23
City Of Tavares Fire Department 346,155 $15.3M Relatively Moderate 2
City Of Fruitland Park Fire Department 346,154 $15.3M Relatively Moderate 1
Umatilla Fire Department 346,154 $15.3M Relatively Moderate 1
Four Communities Fire Department 127,966 $7.9M Relatively High 1
Titusville Fire Department 127,966 $7.9M 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
Daytona Beach Fire Department 79,344 $3.7M Relatively Moderate 14
Ormond Beach Fire Department 41,027 $2.1M Relatively High 9
Edgewater Department Of Fire And Rescue Services 31,578 $1.7M Relatively High 4
Flagler Beach Fire Department 14,111 $748.4K Very High 2
South Daytona Fire Department 12,671 $608.0K Relatively Moderate 1
Orange City Fire Department 8,469 $422.0K Relatively High 4
Ponce Inlet Fire Rescue 7,460 $398.3K Relatively Moderate 1
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Risk Snapshot

11.8%
Poverty Rate
25.4%
Age 65+
17.3%
Disability Rate
10.2%
Uninsured
35.1%
Pre-1980 Housing
8.0%
Mobile Homes
14.3%
Vacancy Rate
0.1%
Wood Heat
$73,402
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

19
Last 10 Years
32
Last 25 Years
Hurricane
Most Frequent

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