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Allen County, IN

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 35.3 Relatively Low

392,378
Population
4
Departments
53
Stations
96
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
1.44
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
9th highest of 92
Life Safety per 100k
0.37
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
92nd highest of 92
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$77.1M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
4th highest of 92
Property Loss per Resident
$196
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
78th highest of 92

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 Allen County, the largest single contributor is Tornado, 45% of the life-safety total.

Allen County carries an expected 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $77.1M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 92 Indiana counties. Nationally, Allen County ranks 408th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2840th for life safety per 100k residents, 284th for property loss, and 2797th 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

79%
20%
Property (buildings): $77.1M (79.2%)
Life safety: $19.7M (20.3%)
Agriculture: $504K (0.5%)

Total expected annual loss: $97,278,518 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
$8.9M
Cold Wave
$4.3M
Strong Wind
$3.6M
Heat Wave
$1.0M
Lightning
$805K
Winter Weather
$372K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$59.4M
Tornado
$12.1M
Earthquake
$2.5M
Hail
$1.6M
Strong Wind
$1.1M
Ice Storm
$181K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Allen 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

25%
50%
25%
Career: 25% (1)
Combination: 50% (2)
Volunteer: 25% (1)
Residents per Station
7,403
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
13.5
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 4 departments registered in NERIS Public for Allen County, IN. 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 Allen 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 4 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Fort Wayne Fire Department 243,678 $12.4M Relatively Low 39
East Central Fire/EMS 28,994 $1.5M Relatively Low 6
Northeast Allen County Fire & Ems 25,301 $1.2M Relatively Moderate 7
Madison Township/Hoagland Volunteer Fire Department 5,577 $302.5K Relatively Low 1
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Risk Snapshot

12.5%
Poverty Rate
15.6%
Age 65+
12.6%
Disability Rate
8.3%
Uninsured
55.2%
Pre-1980 Housing
2.8%
Mobile Homes
5.8%
Vacancy Rate
0.5%
Wood Heat
$77,376
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

4
Last 10 Years
13
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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