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St. Clair County, IL

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 75.1 Relatively High

253,694
Population
35
Departments
60
Stations
68
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
4.42
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
7th highest of 102
Life Safety per 100k
1.74
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
38th highest of 102
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$113.6M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
6th highest of 102
Property Loss per Resident
$448
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
48th 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 St. Clair County, the largest single contributor is Earthquake, 37% of the life-safety total.

St. Clair County carries an expected 4 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $113.6M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 102 Illinois counties. Nationally, St. Clair County ranks 118th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 796th for life safety per 100k residents, 187th for property loss, and 1039th for property loss per resident. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.

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Loss Breakdown

65%
35%
Property (buildings): $113.6M (65.1%)
Life safety: $60.6M (34.7%)
Agriculture: $390K (0.2%)

Total expected annual loss: $174,579,309 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)

Earthquake
$22.2M
Heat Wave
$15.1M
Cold Wave
$14.7M
Tornado
$5.7M
Lightning
$1.5M
Inland Flooding
$570K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$71.2M
Earthquake
$28.6M
Tornado
$7.3M
Hail
$5.0M
Ice Storm
$1.0M
Winter Weather
$204K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in St. Clair 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

11%
17%
71%
Career: 11% (4)
Combination: 17% (6)
Volunteer: 71% (25)
Residents per Station
4,228
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
23.7
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 35 departments registered in NERIS Public for St. Clair 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 St. Clair 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 35 departments
Department ▲ Est. Population ▲ Life-Safety Loss ▼ NRI Rating ▲ Stations ▲
Belleville Fire Department 44,033 $12.1M Relatively High 4
O'Fallon Fire Rescue 43,022 $8.2M Relatively High 4
East Saint Louis Fire Department 18,340 $5.6M Relatively High 3
Cahokia Volunteer Fire Department 24,945 $5.4M Relatively High 2
Columbia Fire Protection District 19,781 $5.1M Relatively High 1
Fairview Caseyville Township Fire Protection District 15,307 $3.9M Relatively High 2
Mascoutah Fire Department 14,419 $3.2M Relatively High 1
East Side Fire Department 14,454 $3.0M Relatively High 2
Swansea Fire Department 14,014 $2.9M Very High 2
Millstadt Fire Protection District 11,802 $2.8M Very High 1
Church Road Fire Protection District 11,042 $2.6M Relatively Moderate 1
Northwest St Clair County Fire Protection District 6,202 $1.6M Relatively High 2
Marissa Fire Protection District 5,136 $1.5M Very High 2
Lebanon-Emerald Mound Fire Department 5,976 $1.4M Relatively High 2
Freeburg Fire Protection District 5,823 $1.3M Relatively High 1
Smithton Volunteer Fire Company 4,922 $1.2M Very High 1
Signal Hill Fire Department 4,889 $1.1M Relatively High 1
Midamerica Airport Public Safety Office 4,370 $1.1M Very High 1
Sugar Creek Township Fire Protection District 4,327 $931.0K Very High 1
French Village Fire Department 4,026 $864.5K Relatively High 2
New Athens Fire Protection District 2,898 $724.3K Very High 2
Hollywood Heights Volunteer Fire Department 3,516 $663.1K Relatively High 2
Dupo Volunteer Fire Department 3,062 $646.4K Very High 2
Caseyville Fire Department 2,509 $623.1K Very High 2
Washington Park Fire Department 1,298 $590.9K Relatively Moderate 1
Collinsville Fire Department 2,399 $583.9K Very High 2
Fairmont City Fire Department 2,486 $534.4K Very High 2
Hecker Fire Protection District 1,099 $458.0K Very High 1
Prairie-Dupont Fire Protection District 2,244 $442.3K Relatively High 3
Villa Hills Fire Department 1,752 $417.2K Very High 1
St Libory Fire Protection District 910 $262.4K Very High 1
Brooklyn Fire Protection District 542 $248.2K Very High 1
Fayetteville Fire Department 500 $142.6K Very High 2
Lenzburg Fire Department 430 $124.1K Very High 1
Sauget Fire Department 141 $32.3K Very High 1
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Risk Snapshot

13.6%
Poverty Rate
17.3%
Age 65+
15.2%
Disability Rate
5.1%
Uninsured
54.9%
Pre-1980 Housing
4.4%
Mobile Homes
12.8%
Vacancy Rate
0.4%
Wood Heat
$81,370
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

5
Last 10 Years
9
Last 25 Years
Flood
Most Frequent

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