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Anne Arundel County, MD

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 10.8 Very Low

598,166
Population
20
Departments
71
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, not agriculture.

Natural Hazard Life Safety
1.75
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
5th highest of 24
Life Safety per 100k
0.29
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
15th highest of 24
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$49.6M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
5th highest of 24
Property Loss per Resident
$83
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
24th highest of 24

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 Anne Arundel County, the largest single contributor is Heat Wave, 30% of the life-safety total.

Anne Arundel County carries an expected 2 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $49.6M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 24 Maryland counties. Nationally, Anne Arundel County ranks 341st of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 3014th for life safety per 100k residents, 388th for property loss, and 3214th for property loss per resident. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.

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Loss Breakdown

66%
32%
Property (buildings): $49.6M (66.4%)
Life safety: $23.9M (32.0%)
Agriculture: $1.2M (1.6%)

Total expected annual loss: $74,705,781 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)

Heat Wave
$7.3M
Tornado
$5.2M
Cold Wave
$2.8M
Strong Wind
$2.6M
Lightning
$2.5M
Winter Weather
$1.2M

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$32.1M
Hurricane
$7.9M
Earthquake
$3.0M
Coastal Flooding
$2.2M
Tornado
$1.9M
Hail
$1.1M

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Anne Arundel 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

15%
60%
25%
Career: 15% (3)
Combination: 60% (12)
Volunteer: 25% (5)
Residents per Station
8,425
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
11.9
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 20 departments registered in NERIS Public for Anne Arundel County, MD. 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 Anne Arundel 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 20 departments
Department ▲ Est. Population ▲ Life-Safety Loss ▼ NRI Rating ▲ Stations ▲
Anne Arundel County Fire Department 603,428 $23.9M Very Low 45
Laurel Volunteer Rescue Squad/ Fire Department Company 49 (Prince Georges County Fire Department) 101,731 $3.5M Very Low 0
Hyattsville Volunteer Fire Department (Prince Georges County Fire Department) 50,471 $2.0M Relatively Low 0
Seat Pleasant Volunteer Fire Company (Prince Georges County Fire Department) 52,487 $1.9M Very Low 0
Laurel Volunteer Fire Department No 1, Inc. (Prince Georges County Fire Department) 48,802 $1.7M Very Low 1
Annapolis Fire Department 41,972 $1.7M Very Low 14
Odenton Volunteer Fire Company 38,502 $1.4M Very Low 1
Kent Island Volunteer Fire Department (Queen Anne's County Station 1) 28,889 $1.3M Very Low 1
Arundel Volunteer Fire Department 25,178 $981.8K Very Low 1
Jessup Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 22,358 $808.0K Very Low 0
Maryland City Volunteer Fire Department And Rescue 19,930 $757.7K Very Low 0
Arnold Volunteer Fire Department 16,875 $671.9K Very Low 1
Cape St. Claire Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. 17,584 $658.2K Very Low 1
Lake Shore Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. 14,682 $612.3K Very Low 1
Riviera Beach Volunteer Fire Company 14,831 $561.0K Very Low 1
Independent Fire Company #2, Inc. 11,089 $411.0K Very Low 0
Ferndale Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. 11,045 $400.1K Very Low 1
Fort Meade Army Fire & Emergency Services 10,896 $337.9K Very Low 2
Us Naval Academy Fire Department 2,554 $27.4K Very Low 0
BWI Airport Fire & Rescue Department 42 $1.6K Very Low 1
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Risk Snapshot

5.6%
Poverty Rate
15.9%
Age 65+
10.8%
Disability Rate
4.7%
Uninsured
45.0%
Pre-1980 Housing
1.2%
Mobile Homes
4.9%
Vacancy Rate
0.6%
Wood Heat
$130,358
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

4
Last 10 Years
13
Last 25 Years
Snowstorm
Most Frequent

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