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Clark County, OH

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 25.2 Relatively Low

135,158
Population
22
Departments
35
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, separate from agriculture.

Natural Hazard Life Safety
0.43
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
21st highest of 88
Life Safety per 100k
0.32
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
53rd highest of 88
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$26.5M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
22nd highest of 88
Property Loss per Resident
$196
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
65th highest of 88

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 Clark County, the largest single contributor is Cold Wave, 27% of the life-safety total.

Clark County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $26.5M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 88 Ohio counties. Nationally, Clark County ranks 1203rd of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2947th for life safety per 100k residents, 680th for property loss, and 2800th 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

81%
18%
Property (buildings): $26.5M (81.2%)
Life safety: $5.9M (18.1%)
Agriculture: $234K (0.7%)

Total expected annual loss: $32,671,450 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
$1.6M
Tornado
$1.2M
Inland Flooding
$892K
Heat Wave
$581K
Lightning
$567K
Strong Wind
$502K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$20.6M
Tornado
$2.6M
Earthquake
$909K
Hail
$861K
Strong Wind
$716K
Ice Storm
$581K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Clark 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

14%
27%
59%
Career: 14% (3)
Combination: 27% (6)
Volunteer: 59% (13)
Residents per Station
3,862
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
25.9
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 22 departments registered in NERIS Public for Clark County, OH. 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 Clark 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 22 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Springfield Township Fire Department 72,428 $5.6M Relatively Moderate 1
Springfield Township Fire Department 87,140 $5.5M Relatively Low 4
Springfield Township Fire Department 68,949 $4.4M Relatively Low 2
Springfield Township Fire Department 56,940 $4.0M Relatively Low 1
Springfield Township Fire Department 56,940 $4.0M Relatively Low 1
Springfield City Fire Rescue Division 61,385 $2.5M Relatively Low 6
Pleasant Township Fire Department 24,265 $2.1M Relatively Moderate 1
Pleasant Township Fire Department 24,265 $2.1M Relatively Moderate 1
Madison Township Fire Department 27,765 $1.6M Relatively Low 1
Madison Township Fire Department 14,904 $1.1M Relatively Moderate 3
Madison Township Fire Department 14,904 $1.1M Relatively Moderate 0
Mad River Township (Enon) Fire & Ems 15,524 $971.0K Relatively Low 1
Central Townships Joint Fire District 19,927 $844.0K Relatively Low 2
Bethel Township Fire Department 12,209 $649.3K Relatively Low 2
German Township Fire Department 9,804 $623.1K Relatively Low 2
Moorefield Township Fire Department 13,733 $510.2K Very Low 1
New Carlisle Fire Division 6,434 $312.9K Relatively Low 1
Hustead Fire Department 6,038 $264.8K Relatively Low 1
Pleasant Township Fire Department 6,096 $241.9K Very Low 1
Pike Township Fire & Emergency Department 3,931 $160.2K Relatively Low 1
Harmony Township Fire Department 3,622 $147.8K Relatively Low 1
Pitchin Volunteer Fire Department 2,683 $111.2K Relatively Low 1
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Risk Snapshot

15.2%
Poverty Rate
20.3%
Age 65+
17.0%
Disability Rate
6.6%
Uninsured
76.5%
Pre-1980 Housing
3.6%
Mobile Homes
8.4%
Vacancy Rate
0.9%
Wood Heat
$68,234
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

2
Last 10 Years
9
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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