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Columbiana County, OH

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 37.3 Relatively Low

100,704
Population
23
Departments
28
Stations
25
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
46th highest of 88
Life Safety per 100k
0.20
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
84th highest of 88
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$22.2M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
30th highest of 88
Property Loss per Resident
$220
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
50th highest of 88

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 Columbiana County, the largest single contributor is Tornado, 40% of the life-safety total.

Columbiana County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $22.2M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 88 Ohio counties. Nationally, Columbiana County ranks 1929th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 3164th for life safety per 100k residents, 813th for property loss, and 2600th for property loss per resident. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.

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Natural hazard exposure is only part of the risk. Fire deaths and injuries, cause of ignition, and dollar loss per incident come from NERIS incident reporting, which grows as departments serving Columbiana County enroll. Our Regional tier adds that data for the departments your jurisdiction sponsors, next to public risk and NERIS adoption for every department in Columbiana County.

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Loss Breakdown

88%
11%
Property (buildings): $22.2M (88.5%)
Life safety: $2.8M (11.2%)
Agriculture: $72K (0.3%)

Total expected annual loss: $25,081,098 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
$1.1M
Heat Wave
$527K
Lightning
$518K
Strong Wind
$278K
Cold Wave
$148K
Ice Storm
$66K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$19.3M
Tornado
$1.1M
Hail
$973K
Strong Wind
$270K
Hurricane
$144K
Earthquake
$127K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Columbiana 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

13%
83%
Career: 4% (1)
Combination: 13% (3)
Volunteer: 83% (19)
Residents per Station
3,597
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
27.8
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 23 departments registered in NERIS Public for Columbiana 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 Columbiana 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 23 departments
Department ▲ Est. Population ▲ Life-Safety Loss ▼ NRI Rating ▲ Stations ▲
West Point Fire Department 29,221 $815.6K Relatively Moderate 2
Lisbon Volunteer Fire Department 24,079 $684.9K Relatively Moderate 1
Winona Fire Department, Inc. 23,046 $663.8K Relatively Moderate 1
Sandy Creek Joint Fire District 16,431 $565.6K Relatively Moderate 1
Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department 17,909 $491.6K Relatively Low 2
Calcutta Fire Department 15,594 $414.6K Relatively Low 1
Glenmoor Volunteer Fire Department 15,594 $414.6K Relatively Low 1
Columbiana Fire Department 13,730 $380.0K Relatively Low 1
Liverpool Township Fire Department 11,727 $321.6K Relatively Low 2
East Palestine Fire Department 10,180 $289.1K Relatively Moderate 2
Wellsville Volunteer Fire Department 10,734 $288.9K Relatively Moderate 0
Hanover Township Volunteer Fire Association, Inc. 9,818 $274.4K Relatively High 2
Leetonia Fire Department 9,251 $258.6K Relatively Low 1
Beloit Fire Department 8,434 $256.0K Relatively Low 1
Damascus Volunteer Fire Department 7,452 $219.5K Very Low 1
Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Department 7,588 $209.2K Relatively Moderate 1
Highlandtown Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 7,588 $209.2K Relatively Moderate 1
Salem Fire Department 5,704 $155.6K Relatively Low 1
New Waterford Volunteer Fire Department 5,387 $151.1K Relatively High 1
Negley Volunteer Fire Department Association, Inc. 5,536 $148.7K Relatively Moderate 2
North Georgetown Volunteer Fire Department 4,366 $122.3K Very Low 1
Salineville Volunteer Fire Department 4,328 $112.0K Relatively High 1
Homeworth Volunteer Fire Company 'Inc. 3,449 $102.1K Relatively Low 1
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Risk Snapshot

15.2%
Poverty Rate
22.0%
Age 65+
18.4%
Disability Rate
7.1%
Uninsured
71.4%
Pre-1980 Housing
8.7%
Mobile Homes
10.1%
Vacancy Rate
4.4%
Wood Heat
$60,488
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

4
Last 10 Years
11
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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