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Champaign County, IL

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 63.3 Relatively High

208,741
Population
22
Departments
50
Stations
48
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
2.48
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
12th highest of 102
Life Safety per 100k
1.19
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
76th highest of 102
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$55.5M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
11th highest of 102
Property Loss per Resident
$266
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
84th highest of 102

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 Champaign County, the largest single contributor is Cold Wave, 61% of the life-safety total.

Champaign County carries an expected 2 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $55.5M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 102 Illinois counties. Nationally, Champaign County ranks 224th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 1411th for life safety per 100k residents, 360th for property loss, and 2148th for property loss per resident. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.

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Loss Breakdown

59%
36%
Property (buildings): $55.5M (59.5%)
Life safety: $34.0M (36.4%)
Agriculture: $3.8M (4.1%)

Total expected annual loss: $93,297,722 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
$20.7M
Tornado
$6.3M
Heat Wave
$3.0M
Earthquake
$1.3M
Strong Wind
$991K
Lightning
$717K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$42.4M
Tornado
$6.3M
Earthquake
$4.0M
Hail
$1.8M
Strong Wind
$639K
Ice Storm
$124K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Champaign 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

14%
14%
68%
Career: 14% (3)
Combination: 14% (3)
Volunteer: 68% (15)
Unreported: 5% (1)
Residents per Station
4,175
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
24.0
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 22 departments registered in NERIS Public for Champaign County, IL. 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 Champaign 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 22 departments
Department ▲ Est. Population ▲ Life-Safety Loss ▼ NRI Rating ▲ Stations ▲
City Of Champaign Fire Department 90,224 $14.2M Relatively High 13
Urbana Fire Department 38,970 $6.7M Relatively Moderate 5
Cornbelt Fire Protection District 21,538 $3.4M Relatively High 1
Rantoul Fire And Rescue 12,474 $2.1M Relatively High 5
Carroll Fire Protection District 10,412 $1.7M Relatively High 1
Savoy Fire Department 9,587 $1.5M Relatively High 1
Saint Joseph-Stanton Fire Protection District 6,140 $1.0M Relatively High 2
Homer Fire Protection District 4,003 $722.6K Very High 3
Tolono Fire Protection District 3,910 $630.5K Relatively High 2
Sangamon Valley Fire Protection District 3,481 $619.8K Relatively High 2
Bondville Fire Department 3,054 $481.3K Relatively High 1
Philo Fire Protection District 2,454 $375.6K Relatively High 1
Gifford Fire Protection District 1,950 $336.4K Relatively High 1
Northern Piatt County Fire Protection District 1,634 $305.7K Very High 2
Sidney Fire Protection District 1,582 $286.3K Very High 1
Ogden-Royal Fire Protection District 1,570 $253.4K Relatively Moderate 2
Sadorus Fire Protection District 787 $136.2K Relatively High 1
Broadlands-Longview Fire Protection District 684 $123.8K Very High 2
Ludlow Fire Protection District 699 $121.1K Relatively High 1
Seymour Fire Corporation 572 $92.6K Relatively High 1
Ivesdale Fire Protection District 414 $71.5K Relatively High 1
Willard Airport Fire Department 29 $5.1K Relatively High 1
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Risk Snapshot

19.1%
Poverty Rate
13.9%
Age 65+
10.2%
Disability Rate
5.2%
Uninsured
48.4%
Pre-1980 Housing
3.1%
Mobile Homes
10.1%
Vacancy Rate
0.2%
Wood Heat
$69,995
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

2
Last 10 Years
5
Last 25 Years
Tornado
Most Frequent

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