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Jackson County, NC

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 90.0 Relatively High

43,771
Population
11
Departments
20
Stations
9
Census Tracts

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

Cold Wave
$8.8M
Lightning
$978.6K
Tornado
$665.9K
Strong Wind
$314.1K
Landslide
$148.7K

Department Rankings

Fire and EMS departments serving Jackson 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 11 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Asheville Regional Airport Department Of Public Safety 167,037 $15.3M Relatively Moderate 1
Cullowhee Volunteer Fire Department 31,877 $7.9M Very High 3
Cashiers Glenville Volunteer Fire Department 19,982 $5.1M Very High 3
Qualla Volunteer Fire & Rescue 19,817 $5.0M Very High 2
Tryonota Volunteer Fire Department 30,483 $4.2M Relatively Moderate 2
Maggie Valley Volunteer Fire Department 19,999 $4.0M Relatively Moderate 1
Lake Logan Cecil Volunteer Fire Department 12,667 $3.2M Relatively High 2
Cherokee Fire & Rescue 13,333 $2.8M Very High 3
Saunook Fire Department 8,110 $1.9M Relatively High 1
Balsam Grove Volunteer Fire Department 3,633 $902.8K Relatively Moderate 1
Canada Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 3,391 $793.8K Relatively High 1
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Risk Snapshot

18.0%
Poverty Rate
20.2%
Age 65+
14.0%
Disability Rate
15.8%
Uninsured
32.2%
Pre-1980 Housing
15.2%
Mobile Homes
33.7%
Vacancy Rate
4.9%
Wood Heat
$55,296
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

10
Last 10 Years
15
Last 25 Years
Hurricane
Most Frequent

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