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Yancey County, NC

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 75.6 Relatively High

18,797
Population
7
Departments
12
Stations
5
Census Tracts

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

Cold Wave
$1.5M
Lightning
$538.2K
Strong Wind
$228.4K
Tornado
$195.3K
Landslide
$75.3K

Department Rankings

Fire and EMS departments serving Yancey 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 7 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Black Mountain Fire Department 12,975 $1.4M Relatively Moderate 3
Egypt-Ramseytown Volunteer Fire Department 9,389 $1.3M Relatively High 2
Barnardsville Volunteer Fire Department Inc. 10,740 $1.0M Relatively Moderate 1
Southside Volunteer Fire Department 13,557 $959.6K Relatively Moderate 2
Pensacola Volunteer Fire Department 3,031 $450.5K Relatively High 1
Embreeville Volunteer Fire Department 9,579 $414.3K Relatively Moderate 1
Double Island Volunteer Fire Department 2,137 $272.5K Relatively Low 2
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Risk Snapshot

15.2%
Poverty Rate
27.1%
Age 65+
18.9%
Disability Rate
7.2%
Uninsured
35.8%
Pre-1980 Housing
17.3%
Mobile Homes
28.5%
Vacancy Rate
9.5%
Wood Heat
$60,374
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

12
Last 10 Years
17
Last 25 Years
Hurricane
Most Frequent

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