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Randolph County, NC

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 47.7 Relatively Moderate

146,348
Population
21
Departments
64
Stations
34
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
0.57
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
35th highest of 100
Life Safety per 100k
0.39
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
82nd highest of 100
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$29.8M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
30th highest of 100
Property Loss per Resident
$204
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
86th 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 Randolph County, the largest single contributor is Tornado, 41% of the life-safety total.

Randolph County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $29.8M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 100 North Carolina counties. Nationally, Randolph County ranks 962nd of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2781st for life safety per 100k residents, 595th for property loss, and 2734th 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): $29.8M (75.6%)
Life safety: $7.9M (20.0%)
Agriculture: $1.8M (4.5%)

Total expected annual loss: $39,439,552 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
$3.2M
Cold Wave
$2.2M
Heat Wave
$670K
Strong Wind
$437K
Lightning
$381K
Earthquake
$350K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$23.1M
Tornado
$2.2M
Hurricane
$2.2M
Earthquake
$900K
Ice Storm
$682K
Hail
$484K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Randolph 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

14%
57%
19%
10%
Career: 14% (3)
Combination: 57% (12)
Volunteer: 19% (4)
Unreported: 10% (2)
Residents per Station
2,287
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
43.7
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 21 departments registered in NERIS Public for Randolph 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 Randolph 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 21 departments
Department ▲ Est. Population ▲ Life-Safety Loss ▼ NRI Rating ▲ Stations ▲
High Point Fire Department 112,695 $3.6M Relatively Low 14
Guil-Rand Fire Department 46,169 $2.5M Relatively Moderate 6
Thomasville Fire Department 30,576 $1.9M Relatively High 8
Fair Grove Fire Department 32,705 $1.9M Relatively Moderate 3
Franklinville Fire Department 34,272 $1.8M Relatively Moderate 2
Asheboro Fire Department 33,255 $1.7M Relatively Moderate 3
East Side Fire Department 24,871 $1.4M Relatively Low 7
Randleman Fire Department 25,382 $1.4M Relatively Moderate 2
Tabernacle Volunteer Fire Department 23,309 $1.3M Relatively Moderate 2
Westside Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department 24,669 $1.3M Relatively High 3
Staley Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 23,012 $1.2M Relatively Moderate 2
Ulah Volunteer Fire Protective Association 20,572 $1.2M Relatively High 2
Farmer Volunteer Fire Department 18,710 $1.0M Relatively High 1
Climax Fire Department 17,839 $815.3K Relatively Low 2
Seagrove Rural Volunteer Fire Department 12,248 $762.2K Relatively High 2
Julian Fire Department 14,196 $643.3K Relatively Moderate 0
Bennett Volunteer Fire Department 11,185 $589.6K Relatively Moderate 1
Ramseur Volunteer Fire Department 7,646 $401.9K Relatively Moderate 1
New Hope Volunteer Fire Department of Randolph County, Inc. 6,025 $371.7K Very High 1
Level Cross Voluntary Fire Department, Inc. 7,057 $338.2K Relatively Low 1
Liberty Fire Department 5,054 $280.2K Relatively High 1
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Risk Snapshot

14.5%
Poverty Rate
18.4%
Age 65+
15.8%
Disability Rate
11.1%
Uninsured
41.3%
Pre-1980 Housing
18.2%
Mobile Homes
8.2%
Vacancy Rate
2.2%
Wood Heat
$64,714
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

13
Last 10 Years
17
Last 25 Years
Hurricane
Most Frequent

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