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Hughes County, OK

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 73.9 Relatively High

13,389
Population
13
Departments
12
Stations
5
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
0.22
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
53rd highest of 77
Life Safety per 100k
1.63
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
49th highest of 77
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$5.7M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
44th highest of 77
Property Loss per Resident
$428
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
20th 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 Hughes County, the largest single contributor is Tornado, 45% of the life-safety total.

Hughes County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $5.7M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 77 Oklahoma counties. Nationally, Hughes County ranks 1856th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 899th for life safety per 100k residents, 2102nd for property loss, and 1101st 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

60%
31%
9%
Property (buildings): $5.7M (59.5%)
Life safety: $3.0M (31.1%)
Agriculture: $897K (9.3%)

Total expected annual loss: $9,616,919 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.

Agriculture is 9% of expected annual loss in Hughes County, so total loss overstates property loss here. The property figure above counts building loss only.

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
$1.3M
Heat Wave
$546K
Cold Wave
$521K
Wildfire
$268K
Strong Wind
$95K
Lightning
$86K

By property loss ($/yr)

Hail
$1.8M
Inland Flooding
$1.8M
Wildfire
$863K
Ice Storm
$554K
Tornado
$446K
Strong Wind
$83K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Hughes 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

69%
23%
Combination: 8% (1)
Volunteer: 69% (9)
Unreported: 23% (3)
Residents per Station
1,116
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
89.6
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 13 departments registered in NERIS Public for Hughes 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 Hughes 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 13 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Holdenville Fire Department 12,373 $2.9M Relatively High 1
Allen Fire Department 7,233 $1.7M Very High 1
Wetumka Fire Department 6,932 $1.6M Relatively High 1
Dustin Fire Department 4,923 $1.1M Very High 1
Lamar Fire Department 4,923 $1.1M Very High 1
Yeager Volunteer Fire Department 4,923 $1.1M Very High 1
Atwood Fire Department 4,712 $1.0M Relatively High 0
Calvin Rural Volunteer Fire Department 4,712 $1.0M Relatively High 1
Horntown Fire Department 2,328 $549.7K Relatively High 1
Spaulding Volunteer Fire Department 2,328 $549.7K Relatively High 1
Gerty Volunteer Fire Department 2,384 $496.0K Relatively High 1
Non Volunteer Fire Department 2,384 $496.0K Relatively High 1
Stuart Fire Department 2,384 $496.0K Relatively High 1
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Risk Snapshot

20.2%
Poverty Rate
18.9%
Age 65+
21.1%
Disability Rate
14.4%
Uninsured
63.9%
Pre-1980 Housing
15.7%
Mobile Homes
30.2%
Vacancy Rate
1.2%
Wood Heat
$49,988
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

6
Last 10 Years
23
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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