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Madison County, NY

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 43.7 Relatively Moderate

67,328
Population
24
Departments
28
Stations
19
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, separate from agriculture.

Natural Hazard Life Safety
0.19
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
47th highest of 62
Life Safety per 100k
0.29
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
39th highest of 62
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$20.2M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
40th highest of 62
Property Loss per Resident
$300
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
22nd highest of 62

These figures cover natural hazards only. Structure fire, EMS, and motor vehicle incidents are not included in the National Risk Index and are not counted here, so this is not an all-cause life safety measure. For Madison County, the largest single contributor is Tornado, 28% of the life-safety total.

Madison County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $20.2M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 62 New York counties. Nationally, Madison County ranks 2006th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 3023rd for life safety per 100k residents, 890th for property loss, and 1849th for property loss per resident. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.

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What Drives the Loss

88%
11%
Property (buildings): $20.2M (87.9%)
Life safety: $2.6M (11.5%)
Agriculture: $140K (0.6%)

Total expected annual loss: $22,957,558 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
$741K
Lightning
$587K
Cold Wave
$582K
Strong Wind
$242K
Heat Wave
$195K
Winter Weather
$144K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$19.0M
Tornado
$278K
Strong Wind
$263K
Ice Storm
$226K
Earthquake
$223K
Hurricane
$160K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Madison 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

96%
Career: 4% (1)
Volunteer: 96% (23)
Residents per Station
2,405
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
41.6
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 24 departments registered in NERIS Public for Madison 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 Madison 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
Canastota Fire Department 18,646 $704.0K Relatively Low 1
Hamilton Fire Department 14,532 $583.2K Relatively Moderate 1
Bridgewater Fire Company, Inc. 16,033 $532.8K Relatively Low 2
Chittenango Fire Department 11,550 $452.1K Relatively Moderate 1
Oneida Castle Fire Department, Inc. 8,506 $373.1K Relatively Moderate 2
Oneida Fire Department 9,843 $372.6K Relatively High 1
Earlville Fire Department 7,557 $371.3K Relatively Moderate 1
Oriskany Falls Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 7,311 $348.5K Very Low 2
Munnsville Fire Department 11,000 $345.4K Relatively Low 1
Unadilla Forks Fire Department 4,079 $271.3K Very Low 1
North Chittenango Fire Department 7,064 $252.5K Relatively Low 1
Madison Fire Department 4,681 $191.6K Relatively Moderate 1
Eaton Fire Department 4,144 $173.7K Relatively Moderate 1
Morrisville Fire District 4,144 $173.7K Relatively Moderate 1
Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department 3,468 $133.4K Relatively Moderate 2
Georgetown Volunteer Firemans Association, Inc. 3,304 $130.0K Relatively Moderate 1
Wampsville Fire Department 3,449 $124.9K Relatively Low 1
Smithfield Fire Department 3,205 $121.2K Relatively Low 1
Brookfield Fire Department 2,150 $89.4K Very Low 1
Hubbardsville Fire Department 2,150 $89.4K Very Low 1
Leonardsville Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. 2,150 $89.4K Very Low 1
North Brookfield Volunteer Fire Department 2,150 $89.4K Very Low 1
Erieville Fire Department 1,765 $74.8K Very Low 1
Cazenovia Fire Department 1,157 $44.9K Very Low 1
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Risk Snapshot

10.0%
Poverty Rate
20.3%
Age 65+
13.3%
Disability Rate
3.8%
Uninsured
65.9%
Pre-1980 Housing
8.0%
Mobile Homes
14.6%
Vacancy Rate
5.6%
Wood Heat
$77,065
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

4
Last 10 Years
17
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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