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Macon County, NC

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 82.0 Relatively High

37,941
Population
9
Departments
22
Stations
10
Census Tracts

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

Cold Wave
$7.0M
Landslide
$2.4M
Tornado
$684.6K
Lightning
$350.5K
Strong Wind
$311.3K

Department Rankings

Fire and EMS departments serving Macon 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 9 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Asheville Regional Airport Department Of Public Safety 167,037 $15.3M Relatively Moderate 1
West Macon Fire & Rescue, Inc. 15,876 $5.1M Relatively High 2
Cashiers Glenville Volunteer Fire Department 19,982 $5.1M Very High 3
Clarks Chapel Fire & Rescue Department, Inc. 13,131 $4.0M Very High 1
Otto Volunteer Fire And Rescue 13,131 $4.0M Very High 2
Cowee Volunteer Fire/Rescue, Inc. 8,046 $2.7M Relatively High 5
Sky Valley-Scaly Mountain Volunteer Fire & Rescue 8,548 $2.3M Very High 2
Mountain Valley Fire Department 7,493 $2.1M Relatively High 2
Clay County Fire & Rescue Squad, Inc. 11,610 $1.2M Relatively Moderate 4
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Risk Snapshot

11.6%
Poverty Rate
29.2%
Age 65+
15.4%
Disability Rate
13.7%
Uninsured
36.2%
Pre-1980 Housing
14.8%
Mobile Homes
32.4%
Vacancy Rate
5.1%
Wood Heat
$58,652
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

9
Last 10 Years
13
Last 25 Years
Hurricane
Most Frequent

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