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Delaware County, OK

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 89.0 Very High

41,279
Population
26
Departments
40
Stations
13
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
0.70
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
27th highest of 77
Life Safety per 100k
1.69
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
46th highest of 77
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$19.1M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
11th highest of 77
Property Loss per Resident
$462
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
16th highest of 77

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 Delaware County, the largest single contributor is Tornado, 28% of the life-safety total.

Delaware County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $19.1M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 77 Oklahoma counties. Nationally, Delaware County ranks 815th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 836th for life safety per 100k residents, 927th for property loss, and 989th 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

64%
32%
Property (buildings): $19.1M (63.7%)
Life safety: $9.6M (32.0%)
Agriculture: $1.3M (4.3%)

Total expected annual loss: $29,945,923 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
$2.7M
Heat Wave
$2.2M
Inland Flooding
$1.9M
Strong Wind
$1.1M
Cold Wave
$1.0M
Lightning
$300K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$15.0M
Ice Storm
$1.8M
Tornado
$818K
Wildfire
$628K
Hail
$362K
Earthquake
$236K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Delaware 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%
88%
Combination: 12% (3)
Volunteer: 88% (23)
Residents per Station
1,032
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
96.9
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 26 departments registered in NERIS Public for Delaware County, OK. 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 Delaware 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 26 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Chimney Rock Fire Department 30,039 $8.6M Very High 2
Salina Fire Department 21,291 $6.3M Very High 1
Tiff City Volunteer Fire Department 17,832 $5.5M Very High 1
Flint Ridge Volunteer Fire Department 18,522 $5.4M Very High 1
Kansas Fire Department 16,009 $4.4M Very High 1
Afton Fire Department 18,381 $4.0M Very High 1
Leach Volunteer Fire Department 13,314 $3.5M Very High 1
Grove Fire Department 14,774 $3.3M Very High 4
Oaks Volunteer Fire Department 10,433 $3.1M Very High 1
Maysville Fire Department 12,616 $2.7M Very High 1
West Siloam Springs Rural Volunteer Fire Department 8,089 $2.3M Very High 1
Eucha Volunteer Fire Department 9,287 $2.0M Very High 1
Ketchum Fire Department 6,718 $1.9M Very High 2
Jay Fire Department 8,210 $1.8M Very High 1
Hickory Grove Volunteer Fire Department 6,668 $1.5M Very High 1
Seneca-Cayuga Fire/Rescue 6,668 $1.5M Very High 1
Bernice Fire Department 5,671 $1.4M Very High 1
Cleora Community Fire Department 5,365 $1.4M Relatively High 2
Zena Volunteer Fire Department 5,922 $1.4M Very High 4
Cowskin Rural Fire District 6,790 $1.3M Very High 4
Paradise Point Volunteer Fire Department 6,790 $1.3M Very High 1
Disney Fire Department 4,417 $1.3M Very High 1
Tiajuana Community Area Fire Protection, Inc. 4,417 $1.3M Very High 1
Monkey Island Fire Protection District 3,684 $945.7K Very High 3
Lakemont Shores Fire District 3,688 $929.7K Relatively High 1
Butler Volunteer Fire Department 3,311 $710.3K Very High 1
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Risk Snapshot

19.0%
Poverty Rate
25.7%
Age 65+
22.0%
Disability Rate
13.7%
Uninsured
36.3%
Pre-1980 Housing
25.0%
Mobile Homes
29.7%
Vacancy Rate
7.8%
Wood Heat
$57,327
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

10
Last 10 Years
29
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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