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Moore County, NC

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 49.0 Relatively Moderate

104,876
Population
18
Departments
50
Stations
29
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
0.51
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
38th highest of 100
Life Safety per 100k
0.49
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
67th highest of 100
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$26.3M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
36th highest of 100
Property Loss per Resident
$250
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
65th highest of 100

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 Moore County, the largest single contributor is Tornado, 41% of the life-safety total.

Moore County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $26.3M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 100 North Carolina counties. Nationally, Moore County ranks 1047th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2565th for life safety per 100k residents, 686th for property loss, and 2299th for property loss per resident. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.

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Loss Breakdown

76%
20%
Property (buildings): $26.3M (76.0%)
Life safety: $7.0M (20.3%)
Agriculture: $1.3M (3.7%)

Total expected annual loss: $34,554,846 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)

Tornado
$2.8M
Heat Wave
$1.2M
Lightning
$1.0M
Cold Wave
$814K
Earthquake
$308K
Strong Wind
$218K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$16.6M
Hurricane
$4.6M
Tornado
$2.5M
Earthquake
$884K
Ice Storm
$644K
Wildfire
$423K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Moore 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

17%
56%
28%
Career: 17% (3)
Combination: 56% (10)
Volunteer: 28% (5)
Residents per Station
2,098
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
47.7
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 18 departments registered in NERIS Public for Moore County, NC. 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 Moore 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 18 departments
Department ▲ Est. Population ▲ Life-Safety Loss ▼ NRI Rating ▲ Stations ▲
Fort Bragg Army Fire & Emergency Services 30,554 $1.9M Very Low 13
Pinehurst Fire Department 21,109 $1.3M Relatively Moderate 2
Southern Pines Fire-Rescue 19,781 $1.3M Relatively Moderate 2
Cypress Pointe Fire/Rescue 11,068 $730.5K Relatively Moderate 9
Aberdeen Fire Department 11,528 $728.3K Relatively Moderate 4
Carthage Fire Department 8,601 $516.8K Relatively Low 2
West-End Fire/Rescue 9,195 $468.5K Relatively Low 2
Whispering Pines Fire Rescue Department 7,119 $431.8K Relatively High 2
Robbins Fire Department 6,430 $389.2K Relatively Moderate 2
Seven Lakes Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 4,675 $335.7K Relatively Moderate 2
Pinebluff Fire Department 4,743 $309.9K Relatively Low 1
Candor Fire Department 3,677 $268.4K Relatively Low 1
Crains Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 3,538 $250.5K Relatively Moderate 2
Star Fire Department 3,045 $203.6K Relatively Moderate 1
Westmoore Volunteer Fire Protective Association, Inc. 2,500 $186.0K Relatively Moderate 1
Eagle Springs Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 1,990 $129.9K Relatively Low 2
Eastwood Volunteer Fire Department 2,214 $128.4K Relatively Moderate 1
Highfalls Fire And Rescue, Inc. 1,793 $101.4K Relatively Moderate 1
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Risk Snapshot

10.1%
Poverty Rate
24.1%
Age 65+
15.0%
Disability Rate
7.6%
Uninsured
30.0%
Pre-1980 Housing
10.9%
Mobile Homes
12.5%
Vacancy Rate
1.3%
Wood Heat
$84,722
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

13
Last 10 Years
15
Last 25 Years
Hurricane
Most Frequent

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