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Forrest County, MS

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 63.7 Relatively Moderate

78,272
Population
6
Departments
21
Stations
21
Census Tracts

Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)

Tornado
$6.2M
Strong Wind
$1.7M
Heat Wave
$1.6M
Lightning
$974.2K
Cold Wave
$610.4K

Department Rankings

Fire and EMS departments serving Forrest 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 6 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Hattiesburg Fire Department 55,655 $8.5M Relatively Moderate 8
North Forrest Volunteer Fire Department 22,910 $3.9M Relatively High 2
Petal Fire Department 19,284 $2.9M Relatively Moderate 6
Dixie Volunteer Fire Department 13,679 $1.9M Relatively High 1
Carnes Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department 8,627 $1.2M Relatively Moderate 2
Mclaurin Volunteer Fire Department 8,627 $1.2M Relatively Moderate 2
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Risk Snapshot

21.0%
Poverty Rate
13.7%
Age 65+
19.2%
Disability Rate
11.1%
Uninsured
47.5%
Pre-1980 Housing
9.7%
Mobile Homes
10.7%
Vacancy Rate
0.5%
Wood Heat
$56,308
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

12
Last 10 Years
22
Last 25 Years
Hurricane
Most Frequent

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