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Macomb County, MI

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 40.0 Relatively Low

879,853
Population
29
Departments
99
Stations
244
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
6.06
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
3rd highest of 83
Life Safety per 100k
0.69
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
39th highest of 83
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$184.8M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
3rd highest of 83
Property Loss per Resident
$210
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
50th highest of 83

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 Macomb County, the largest single contributor is Cold Wave, 49% of the life-safety total.

Macomb County carries an expected 6 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $184.8M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 83 Michigan counties. Nationally, Macomb County ranks 84th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2244th for life safety per 100k residents, 104th for property loss, and 2683rd 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

69%
31%
Property (buildings): $184.8M (68.9%)
Life safety: $83.1M (31.0%)
Agriculture: $162K (0.1%)

Total expected annual loss: $267,979,700 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
$40.6M
Tornado
$34.2M
Heat Wave
$5.8M
Lightning
$1.0M
Earthquake
$636K
Strong Wind
$582K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$145.8M
Tornado
$24.3M
Strong Wind
$6.7M
Ice Storm
$3.3M
Earthquake
$2.0M
Hail
$1.9M

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Macomb 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

45%
45%
Career: 45% (13)
Combination: 45% (13)
Volunteer: 7% (2)
Unreported: 3% (1)
Residents per Station
8,887
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
11.3
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 29 departments registered in NERIS Public for Macomb 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 Macomb 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 29 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Warren Fire Department 132,371 $13.1M Relatively Low 13
Detroit Arsenal Army Fire & Emergency Services 132,333 $13.1M Relatively Low 1
Sterling Heights Fire Department 129,270 $12.6M Relatively Moderate 5
Clinton Township Department Of Fire-Rescue-Ems 95,106 $9.2M Relatively Low 5
Macomb Township Fire Department Station 1 89,985 $7.9M Relatively Moderate 4
Shelby Township Fire Department 76,502 $6.8M Relatively Moderate 5
Saint Clair Shores Fire Department 54,786 $5.4M Relatively Low 3
Roseville Fire Department 43,953 $4.3M Very Low 3
Harrison Township Fire Department 41,432 $4.0M Relatively Moderate 2
Chesterfield Township Fire Department 45,153 $3.9M Relatively Low 3
Oakland Township Fire Department 33,091 $3.1M Relatively Low 2
Eastpointe Fire & Rescue 31,333 $3.1M Relatively Low 1
Memphis Fire Department 29,223 $2.8M Relatively Low 1
Lenox Fire Department 31,471 $2.7M Relatively Moderate 3
New Haven Fire Department 29,756 $2.6M Relatively Moderate 2
Washington Township Fire Department 26,208 $2.3M Relatively Moderate 3
Selfridge Ang Base Fire Department 21,812 $2.1M Relatively Low 1
Huron Charter Twp 29,183 $2.1M Relatively Moderate 9
Almont Fire Department 15,028 $1.4M Relatively Low 1
Mount Clemens Fire Department 13,677 $1.3M Relatively Moderate 1
Gaines Township Fire Department 13,390 $1.3M Relatively Low 3
Fraser Department Of Public Safety 13,262 $1.3M Relatively Low 2
Armada Township Fire Department 12,885 $1.1M Relatively Moderate 2
Bruce Township Fire Department 11,204 $960.1K Relatively Low 6
New Baltimore Fire Department 10,807 $956.5K Relatively Low 1
Center Line Public Safety Department 7,247 $715.3K Relatively Moderate 14
Utica Fire Department 4,078 $390.4K Relatively Low 1
Ray Township Fire Department 3,778 $336.0K Relatively Low 1
Grosse Pointe Shores Dps 2,468 $173.9K Relatively Moderate 1
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Risk Snapshot

10.4%
Poverty Rate
18.3%
Age 65+
14.0%
Disability Rate
4.9%
Uninsured
58.0%
Pre-1980 Housing
3.6%
Mobile Homes
3.9%
Vacancy Rate
0.2%
Wood Heat
$83,792
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

4
Last 10 Years
9
Last 25 Years
Flood
Most Frequent

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