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Ozark County, MO

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 83.9 Very High

8,873
Population
16
Departments
17
Stations
3
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
0.23
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
84th highest of 115
Life Safety per 100k
2.57
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
33rd highest of 115
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$3.3M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
102nd highest of 115
Property Loss per Resident
$377
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
58th highest of 115

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 Ozark County, the largest single contributor is Heat Wave, 37% of the life-safety total.

Ozark County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $3.3M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 115 Missouri counties. Nationally, Ozark County ranks 1798th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 406th for life safety per 100k residents, 2628th for property loss, and 1342nd for property loss per resident. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.

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Natural hazard exposure is only part of the risk. Fire deaths and injuries, cause of ignition, and dollar loss per incident come from NERIS incident reporting, which grows as departments serving Ozark County enroll. Our Regional tier adds that data for the departments your jurisdiction sponsors, next to public risk and NERIS adoption for every department in Ozark County.

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Loss Breakdown

50%
47%
Property (buildings): $3.3M (49.9%)
Life safety: $3.1M (46.7%)
Agriculture: $226K (3.4%)

Total expected annual loss: $6,696,476 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
$1.2M
Inland Flooding
$728K
Tornado
$486K
Cold Wave
$326K
Strong Wind
$157K
Earthquake
$119K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$2.2M
Tornado
$296K
Ice Storm
$251K
Earthquake
$234K
Strong Wind
$220K
Wildfire
$39K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Ozark 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

100%
Volunteer: 100% (16)
Residents per Station
522
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
191.6
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 16 departments registered in NERIS Public for Ozark County, MO. 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 Ozark 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 16 departments
Department ▲ Est. Population ▲ Life-Safety Loss ▼ NRI Rating ▲ Stations ▲
Caney Mountain Volunteer Fire Department 4,598 $1.7M Very High 1
Lanton Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 4,598 $1.7M Very High 2
Pontiac / Price Place Volunteer Fire Department 4,447 $1.4M Relatively High 2
Theodosia Area Volunteer Fire Department 1,510 $476.9K Relatively High 1
Pottersville Fire Department 1,535 $324.5K Very High 1
Bakersfield Volunteer Fire Department 948 $317.3K Very High 1
Dora Volunteer Fire Department 922 $313.2K Very High 1
Lick Creek Valley Membership Fire Department 803 $289.8K Very High 1
Caulfield Volunteer Fire Department 1,221 $285.7K Very High 0
Tecumseh Volunteer Fire Department 746 $271.5K Very High 1
Wasola Volunteer Fire Department 723 $248.7K Very High 1
Gainesville Fire Department 728 $247.4K Very High 1
Squires Volunteer Fire Department 662 $204.7K Relatively Moderate 1
Thornfield Volunteer Fire Department Inc. 662 $204.7K Relatively Moderate 1
Brixey & Rockbridge Volunteer Fire Department 258 $93.8K Very High 1
Timber Knob Volunteer Fire Department 203 $68.9K Very High 1
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Risk Snapshot

21.5%
Poverty Rate
29.3%
Age 65+
24.3%
Disability Rate
13.2%
Uninsured
50.5%
Pre-1980 Housing
17.8%
Mobile Homes
26.3%
Vacancy Rate
20.2%
Wood Heat
$44,130
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

11
Last 10 Years
24
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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