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Hunterdon County, NJ

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 58.5 Relatively Moderate

130,160
Population
25
Departments
50
Stations
30
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
0.72
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
19th highest of 21
Life Safety per 100k
0.55
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
7th highest of 21
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$57.1M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
16th highest of 21
Property Loss per Resident
$439
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
3rd highest of 21

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 Hunterdon County, the largest single contributor is Inland Flooding, 26% of the life-safety total.

Hunterdon County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $57.1M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 21 New Jersey counties. Nationally, Hunterdon County ranks 796th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2458th for life safety per 100k residents, 353rd for property loss, and 1068th for property loss per resident. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.

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Loss Breakdown

83%
14%
Property (buildings): $57.1M (83.4%)
Life safety: $9.8M (14.3%)
Agriculture: $1.6M (2.3%)

Total expected annual loss: $68,536,270 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)

Inland Flooding
$2.6M
Heat Wave
$1.7M
Strong Wind
$1.7M
Cold Wave
$1.5M
Tornado
$870K
Lightning
$688K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$47.2M
Strong Wind
$4.3M
Earthquake
$1.7M
Tornado
$1.4M
Hurricane
$1.3M
Ice Storm
$1.0M

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Hunterdon 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

76%
20%
Career: 4% (1)
Volunteer: 76% (19)
Unreported: 20% (5)
Residents per Station
2,603
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
38.4
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 25 departments registered in NERIS Public for Hunterdon County, NJ. 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 Hunterdon 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 25 departments
Department ▲ Est. Population ▲ Life-Safety Loss ▼ NRI Rating ▲ Stations ▲
Clinton Fire Department 25,517 $2.0M Relatively High 2
Milford Fire Company 15,533 $1.5M Relatively High 1
East Whitehouse Fire Department 16,545 $1.0M Relatively Moderate 1
Three Bridges Fire Company 16,545 $1.0M Relatively Moderate 4
WHITEHOUSE FIRE COMPANY 16,545 $1.0M Relatively Moderate 2
ANNANDALE HOSE COMPANY NO. 1 13,569 $855.8K Relatively Moderate 3
Delaware Township Fire Company 5,100 $549.2K Very High 1
KINGWOOD TOWNSHIP FIRE COMPANY 5,783 $529.1K Very High 4
Lebanon Township Fire Department 6,283 $508.8K Relatively Moderate 5
High Bridge Fire Department 8,017 $463.3K Relatively Low 1
Pattenburg Fire Company 2,802 $437.4K Relatively Moderate 1
Oldwick Fire Company 5,990 $419.0K Very High 2
FLEMINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT 4,853 $409.4K Relatively Moderate 1
HOLLAND TOWNSHIP VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY 5,289 $366.2K Relatively High 3
Amwell Valley Fire Company 4,005 $261.1K Relatively Moderate 1
Quakertown Fire Company 3,337 $221.2K Relatively Moderate 2
LAMBERTVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT 3,077 $179.5K Relatively Moderate 1
West Amwell Fire Department 3,077 $179.5K Relatively Moderate 2
Frenchtown Fire Department 1,609 $140.2K Very High 1
Delaware Valley Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. 1,649 $140.0K Very High 2
LEBANON FIRE COMPANY 1,682 $127.7K Relatively Low 2
GLEN GARDNER FIRE COMPANY 1,593 $106.1K Very Low 2
HAMPTON FIRE COMPANY 1,359 $90.7K Very Low 2
Califon Fire Company 986 $78.4K Relatively High 2
Bloomsbury Hose Company 807 $54.1K Relatively High 2
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Risk Snapshot

4.0%
Poverty Rate
20.8%
Age 65+
9.3%
Disability Rate
2.8%
Uninsured
50.7%
Pre-1980 Housing
0.3%
Mobile Homes
2.4%
Vacancy Rate
2.5%
Wood Heat
$149,733
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

5
Last 10 Years
18
Last 25 Years
Hurricane
Most Frequent

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