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Allegany County, NY

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 67.0 Relatively High

47,159
Population
24
Departments
27
Stations
16
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
0.21
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
45th highest of 62
Life Safety per 100k
0.44
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
15th highest of 62
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$24.0M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
33rd highest of 62
Property Loss per Resident
$508
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
4th highest of 62

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 Allegany County, the largest single contributor is Cold Wave, 23% of the life-safety total.

Allegany County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $24.0M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 62 New York counties. Nationally, Allegany County ranks 1926th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2685th for life safety per 100k residents, 757th for property loss, and 830th for property loss per resident. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.

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Loss Breakdown

89%
10%
Property (buildings): $24.0M (89.1%)
Life safety: $2.8M (10.5%)
Agriculture: $98K (0.4%)

Total expected annual loss: $26,890,825 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)

Cold Wave
$642K
Tornado
$612K
Inland Flooding
$612K
Strong Wind
$523K
Lightning
$326K
Heat Wave
$30K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$23.0M
Strong Wind
$310K
Hurricane
$260K
Tornado
$250K
Earthquake
$45K
Ice Storm
$30K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Allegany 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

100%
Volunteer: 100% (24)
Residents per Station
1,747
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
57.3
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 24 departments registered in NERIS Public for Allegany County, NY. 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 Allegany 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 24 departments
Department ▲ Est. Population ▲ Life-Safety Loss ▼ NRI Rating ▲ Stations ▲
Allegany Fire Department 19,234 $1.2M Relatively Moderate 1
Hinsdale Maplehurst-Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Department 15,083 $860.3K Relatively Moderate 2
Cuba Fire Department 13,734 $778.1K Relatively Moderate 1
Andover Fire Department 12,746 $671.9K Relatively High 1
Allentown Volunteer Fire Department 8,274 $522.9K Relatively Moderate 1
Wellsville Volunteer Fire Department 6,873 $490.7K Very High 3
Clarksville Volunteer Fire Company 4,764 $264.2K Relatively Low 1
A. E. Crandall Hook & Ladder Company 4,968 $227.6K Relatively High 1
New Hudson Fire Company 3,854 $211.7K Relatively Low 1
Friendship Fire Department 3,480 $211.7K Very High 1
Belmont Fire Department 2,161 $130.4K Very High 1
Bolivar Fire Department 1,896 $107.9K Relatively Low 1
Belfast Fire Department 1,699 $98.3K Relatively Moderate 1
Willing Volunteer Hose Company 1,302 $91.1K Very High 1
Almond Volunteer Fire Department 1,685 $89.2K Relatively High 1
Alfred Station Fire Company 1,549 $82.7K Relatively High 1
Whitesville Fire Department 1,194 $79.5K Very High 1
Village Of Angelica Fire Department 1,174 $72.0K Relatively Moderate 1
Rushford Volunteer Fire Department 1,137 $63.1K Relatively Moderate 1
Alma Volunteer Fire Department 747 $54.1K Very High 1
Short Tract Fire Company 481 $28.6K Relatively Moderate 1
Canaseraga Fire Department 471 $27.8K Relatively Moderate 1
Wiscoy-Rossburg Fire Company, Inc. 416 $24.0K Relatively High 1
Birdsall Fire Department 188 $11.0K Relatively Moderate 1
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Risk Snapshot

16.2%
Poverty Rate
20.1%
Age 65+
16.7%
Disability Rate
5.2%
Uninsured
68.0%
Pre-1980 Housing
16.1%
Mobile Homes
24.8%
Vacancy Rate
10.7%
Wood Heat
$63,544
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

4
Last 10 Years
15
Last 25 Years
Flood
Most Frequent

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