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Westchester County, NY

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 26.9 Relatively Low

999,677
Population
64
Departments
160
Stations
241
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
3.17
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
7th highest of 62
Life Safety per 100k
0.32
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
32nd highest of 62
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$166.3M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
7th highest of 62
Property Loss per Resident
$166
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
52nd 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 Westchester County, the largest single contributor is Inland Flooding, 28% of the life-safety total.

Westchester County carries an expected 3 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $166.3M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 62 New York counties. Nationally, Westchester County ranks 165th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2953rd for life safety per 100k residents, 120th for property loss, and 3009th 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

79%
21%
Property (buildings): $166.3M (79.3%)
Life safety: $43.4M (20.7%)
Agriculture: $89K (0.0%)

Total expected annual loss: $209,791,690 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
$11.9M
Cold Wave
$9.3M
Heat Wave
$7.3M
Strong Wind
$7.1M
Lightning
$2.5M
Earthquake
$2.3M

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$136.0M
Hurricane
$14.3M
Earthquake
$10.5M
Coastal Flooding
$2.1M
Tornado
$1.9M
Strong Wind
$788K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Westchester 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

12%
22%
64%
Career: 12% (8)
Combination: 22% (14)
Volunteer: 64% (41)
Unreported: 2% (1)
Residents per Station
6,248
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
16.0
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 64 departments registered in NERIS Public for Westchester 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 Westchester 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 64 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Yonkers Fire Department 199,689 $7.7M Very Low 12
New Rochelle Fire Department 78,764 $3.6M Relatively Low 11
Henrietta Fire District 55,567 $2.4M Relatively Low 7
City Of Mount Vernon Fire Department 68,027 $2.3M Very Low 4
Village of Mamaroneck Fire Department 18,109 $2.3M Relatively Moderate 4
Fredonia Fire Department 46,289 $1.9M Relatively Low 1
Lake Mohegan Fire Department 38,507 $1.8M Relatively Low 4
White Plains Fire Department 55,970 $1.6M Very Low 6
Arlington Fire District 47,611 $1.6M Relatively Low 4
Port Chester Fire Department 36,731 $1.6M Relatively Moderate 4
City Of Rye Fire Department 15,824 $1.5M Relatively High 3
Pine Hill Hose Company 5 23,416 $1.4M Relatively Low 2
Moyers Corners Fire Department 43,368 $1.4M Relatively Low 4
Fayetteville Fire Department 34,088 $1.3M Relatively Low 2
Ossining Fire Department 29,082 $1.3M Very Low 7
Eastchester Fire District 29,561 $1.1M Very Low 5
Harrison Fire Department 12,623 $1.1M Relatively Low 1
Yorktown Heights Fire Department 19,709 $1.0M Relatively Low 2
Peekskill Fire Department 22,177 $896.9K Very Low 1
Red Hook Fire Company, Inc. 33,582 $885.8K Relatively Low 1
Cambridge Fire Department 14,253 $885.8K Relatively Low 0
Mount Kisco Fire Department 19,545 $841.8K Relatively Moderate 3
Somers Volunteer Fire Department 20,758 $759.9K Relatively Low 4
Village Of Scarsdale 15,885 $706.0K Relatively Low 3
Armonk Fire Department 14,406 $646.3K Relatively Moderate 2
Sleepy Hollow Fire Department 14,730 $622.6K Relatively Low 3
Fairview Fire District 15,395 $587.6K Relatively Low 2
Croton Volunteer Fire Department 13,470 $581.9K Relatively Low 3
Town of Mamaroneck Fire Department 10,018 $568.1K Relatively Moderate 1
Pleasantville Fire Department 14,322 $558.3K Relatively Low 1
Tarrytown Volunteer Fire Department 12,528 $513.7K Very Low 2
Briarcliff Manor Fire Department 13,499 $496.8K Relatively Low 2
Chappaqua Volunteer Fire Department 12,359 $467.3K Relatively Moderate 2
Hawthorne Fire Department 11,531 $437.5K Relatively Low 1
Montrose Fire District 10,205 $412.5K Relatively Low 1
Pound Ridge Volunteer Fire Department 10,394 $407.4K Relatively Moderate 1
Croton Falls Fire Department 10,657 $396.4K Relatively Moderate 2
Hastings-On-Hudson Volunteer Fire Department 10,894 $379.3K Relatively Low 5
Larchmont Fire Department 5,208 $376.0K Relatively Moderate 1
Bedford Hills Fire Department 9,107 $373.4K Relatively Low 1
Bedford Village Fire Department 9,519 $370.3K Relatively Moderate 1
South Salem Volunteer Fire Department 9,066 $335.2K Relatively Low 1
Elmsford Fire Department 7,867 $307.1K Relatively Low 1
Hopewell Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 8,918 $288.7K Relatively Moderate 2
Dobbs Ferry Fire Department 8,080 $282.7K Relatively Low 2
Hartsdale Fire District 9,080 $274.6K Very Low 4
Banksville Independent Fire Department 4,873 $249.4K Relatively Moderate 1
Ardsley Fire Department 5,507 $239.9K Relatively Low 1
Valhalla Fire Department 5,246 $236.3K Very Low 6
Pelham Fire Department 5,438 $235.4K Relatively Low 1
Archville Fire Company 6,357 $232.4K Relatively Moderate 0
Greenville Fire District 7,051 $222.2K Relatively Low 1
Purchase Fire Department 6,414 $209.1K Relatively Low 1
Katonah Fire Department 6,300 $202.2K Relatively Low 1
Thornwood Fire Department 4,848 $196.2K Relatively Low 1
Pelham Manor Fire Department 4,737 $191.8K Relatively High 2
West Harrison Fire Department 5,992 $180.5K Very Low 3
Millwood Fire Company 1 5,405 $178.0K Relatively Low 1
Vista Fire District 3,684 $127.0K Very Low 1
Verplanck Fire Department 2,444 $95.0K Very Low 1
North Castle South Fire District 1 (North White Plains Fire Department) 2,148 $69.0K Very Low 1
Buchanan Engine Company #1, Inc. 1,083 $39.9K Very Low 1
Grasslands Fire Department 643 $16.3K Very Low 0
Franklin D. Roosevelt VA Hospital Fire Department 102 $6.5K Very Low 1
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Risk Snapshot

9.0%
Poverty Rate
18.2%
Age 65+
10.7%
Disability Rate
5.1%
Uninsured
76.0%
Pre-1980 Housing
0.2%
Mobile Homes
5.4%
Vacancy Rate
0.2%
Wood Heat
$138,356
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

7
Last 10 Years
20
Last 25 Years
Hurricane
Most Frequent

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