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Genesee County, MI

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 31.8 Relatively Low

403,305
Population
24
Departments
48
Stations
134
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
3.10
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
4th highest of 83
Life Safety per 100k
0.77
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
33rd highest of 83
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$70.5M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
5th highest of 83
Property Loss per Resident
$175
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
73rd highest of 83

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 Genesee County, the largest single contributor is Cold Wave, 50% of the life-safety total.

Genesee County carries an expected 3 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $70.5M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 83 Michigan counties. Nationally, Genesee County ranks 172nd of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2134th for life safety per 100k residents, 302nd for property loss, and 2967th for property loss per resident. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.

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Loss Breakdown

62%
38%
Property (buildings): $70.5M (62.3%)
Life safety: $42.5M (37.5%)
Agriculture: $145K (0.1%)

Total expected annual loss: $113,073,575 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
$21.3M
Tornado
$17.0M
Heat Wave
$2.0M
Lightning
$1.0M
Strong Wind
$696K
Earthquake
$206K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$50.8M
Tornado
$11.8M
Strong Wind
$4.4M
Hail
$1.7M
Ice Storm
$848K
Earthquake
$609K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Genesee 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

8%
54%
38%
Career: 8% (2)
Combination: 54% (13)
Volunteer: 38% (9)
Residents per Station
8,402
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
11.9
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 24 departments registered in NERIS Public for Genesee County, MI. 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 Genesee 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 24 departments
Department ▲ Est. Population ▲ Life-Safety Loss ▼ NRI Rating ▲ Stations ▲
Grand Blanc Township Fire Department 108,243 $11.2M Relatively Moderate 2
Flint Fire Department 79,764 $8.6M Relatively Low 5
Flushing Fire Department 69,101 $7.4M Relatively Low 2
City Of Mount Morris Fire Department 49,125 $5.0M Relatively Low 1
Davison - Richfield Fire Department 39,720 $4.1M Relatively Low 2
City Of Burton Fire Department 29,363 $3.1M Relatively Low 3
City Of Fenton Fire Department 27,578 $2.7M Relatively Low 2
Linden Fire Department 13,882 $2.2M Relatively Moderate 1
Clio Area Fire Department 21,892 $2.1M Very Low 3
Mount Morris Township Fire Department (Central) 19,761 $2.1M Relatively Low 3
Genesee Township Fire Department 16,916 $1.8M Very Low 2
Fenton Township Fire Department 17,177 $1.8M Relatively Low 4
Charter Township Of Mundy Fire Department 15,331 $1.6M Relatively Low 2
Gaines Township Fire Department 15,074 $1.5M Relatively Low 3
Swartz Creek Area Fire Department 13,225 $1.4M Relatively Moderate 2
Atlas Township Fire Department 8,297 $878.9K Relatively Moderate 1
Grand Blanc City Fire Department 7,968 $852.4K Relatively Moderate 1
Maple Grove Fire Department 7,386 $796.7K Relatively Low 1
Montrose Township Fire Department 7,972 $767.2K Very Low 1
Argentine Township Fire 7,031 $746.6K Relatively Low 2
Forest Township Fire Department 4,376 $414.1K Very Low 1
Otter Lake Fire Department 4,244 $411.7K Very Low 1
Almira Township Fire And Ems Department 1,648 $173.7K Very Low 1
Bishop International Airport Fire Department 0 $1.8K Insufficient Data 2
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Risk Snapshot

16.4%
Poverty Rate
18.8%
Age 65+
17.8%
Disability Rate
4.8%
Uninsured
68.4%
Pre-1980 Housing
5.6%
Mobile Homes
9.0%
Vacancy Rate
0.7%
Wood Heat
$68,342
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

3
Last 10 Years
7
Last 25 Years
Flood
Most Frequent

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