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Oswego County, NY

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 18.8 Very Low

117,953
Population
30
Departments
34
Stations
45
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
0.22
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
40th highest of 62
Life Safety per 100k
0.19
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
59th highest of 62
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$23.5M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
34th highest of 62
Property Loss per Resident
$200
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
41st 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 Oswego County, the largest single contributor is Tornado, 23% of the life-safety total.

Oswego County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $23.5M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 62 New York counties. Nationally, Oswego County ranks 1857th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 3183rd for life safety per 100k residents, 771st for property loss, and 2764th for property loss per resident. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.

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Loss Breakdown

88%
11%
Property (buildings): $23.5M (88.4%)
Life safety: $3.0M (11.2%)
Agriculture: $84K (0.3%)

Total expected annual loss: $26,619,754 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
$701K
Strong Wind
$589K
Winter Weather
$520K
Lightning
$375K
Heat Wave
$323K
Cold Wave
$281K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$21.6M
Earthquake
$522K
Ice Storm
$496K
Strong Wind
$313K
Tornado
$271K
Hurricane
$200K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Oswego 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

90%
Career: 7% (2)
Volunteer: 90% (27)
Unreported: 3% (1)
Residents per Station
3,469
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
28.8
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 30 departments registered in NERIS Public for Oswego 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 Oswego 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 30 departments
Department ▲ Est. Population ▲ Life-Safety Loss ▼ NRI Rating ▲ Stations ▲
Oswego Fire Department 17,027 $409.8K Very Low 2
Fulton Fire Department 11,207 $301.9K Very Low 2
Central Square Fire Company 6,941 $185.5K Relatively Low 1
Oswego Town Fire District 8,051 $184.2K Relatively Low 1
Scriba Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 6,605 $160.1K Very Low 1
Volney Fire Corporation 5,678 $147.4K Very Low 1
Mexico Volunteer Fire Dept. 5,292 $141.9K Relatively Low 1
Enterprise Fire Company 1 4,785 $123.0K Very Low 2
Pulaski Fire Department 4,972 $120.4K Very Low 1
Hannibal Fire Company 4,517 $110.3K Relatively Low 1
West Monroe Fire Department 3,510 $93.3K Very Low 1
Palermo Volunteer Fire Company Inc 3,478 $91.9K Very Low 1
Granby Center Fire Station 3,660 $87.5K Very Low 1
Cody Fire Station #2 3,034 $81.4K Very Low 2
New Haven Fire Department 2,950 $76.1K Very Low 1
Constantia Fire Company 2,834 $75.1K Relatively High 1
Caughdenoy Vol. Fire Dept. 2,510 $72.6K Very Low 2
Parish Volunteer Fire Company 2,405 $64.0K Very Low 1
Fire Department Of Sandy Creek, Inc. 2,565 $57.9K Relatively Low 1
Altmar Volunteer Fire Department 1,885 $54.1K Relatively Low 1
Cleveland Fire Department 1,959 $52.2K Relatively High 1
Minetto Fire 2,137 $50.3K Very Low 1
Hastings Fire Department 1,721 $42.8K Relatively Low 1
Pennellville Fire Department 1,457 $42.7K Very Low 0
Lacona Fire Company Inc. 1,708 $38.8K Very Low 1
West Amboy Fire Department 1,344 $32.7K Very Low 1
Williamstown Fire Department 1,384 $32.3K Relatively Low 1
Orwell Fire Company, Inc. 999 $25.6K Very Low 1
Redfield Volunteer Fire Department 805 $20.8K Relatively Low 1
Richland Fire Department 765 $16.2K Very Low 1
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Risk Snapshot

16.3%
Poverty Rate
18.0%
Age 65+
16.0%
Disability Rate
4.2%
Uninsured
60.8%
Pre-1980 Housing
12.8%
Mobile Homes
13.9%
Vacancy Rate
7.8%
Wood Heat
$70,230
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

6
Last 10 Years
14
Last 25 Years
Flood
Most Frequent

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