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McCurtain County, OK

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 83.9 Very High

30,863
Population
25
Departments
32
Stations
9
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
0.49
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
35th highest of 77
Life Safety per 100k
1.58
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
55th highest of 77
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$7.9M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
37th highest of 77
Property Loss per Resident
$257
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
67th 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 McCurtain County, the largest single contributor is Inland Flooding, 33% of the life-safety total.

McCurtain County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $7.9M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 77 Oklahoma counties. Nationally, McCurtain County ranks 1086th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 950th for life safety per 100k residents, 1766th for property loss, and 2241st 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

43%
36%
21%
Property (buildings): $7.9M (43.0%)
Life safety: $6.7M (36.1%)
Agriculture: $3.9M (20.9%)

Total expected annual loss: $18,449,537 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 21% of expected annual loss in McCurtain 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)

Inland Flooding
$2.2M
Tornado
$1.2M
Heat Wave
$1.1M
Strong Wind
$1.0M
Cold Wave
$582K
Lightning
$248K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$5.1M
Ice Storm
$818K
Tornado
$751K
Hail
$653K
Earthquake
$248K
Wildfire
$130K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in McCurtain 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% (22)
Residents per Station
964
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
103.7
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 25 departments registered in NERIS Public for McCurtain 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 McCurtain 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 25 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Garvin Rural Volunteer Fire Department 11,975 $2.7M Very High 2
Idabel Fire Department 11,975 $2.7M Very High 1
Post Mountain Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 11,314 $2.7M Very High 1
Clarksville Fire Rescue 11,611 $2.5M Very High 1
Broken Bow Fire Department 10,861 $2.4M Very High 2
Eagletown Volunteer Fire Department 8,011 $2.0M Relatively High 2
Rufe Volunteer Fire Department 9,643 $1.9M Relatively High 1
De Kalb Fire & Rescue 15,216 $1.8M Relatively High 1
Millerton Fire Department 8,081 $1.8M Very High 1
Honobia Volunteer Fire Department 7,707 $1.7M Very High 1
Pinecreek Volunteer Fire Department 8,679 $1.7M Very High 0
Haworth Volunteer Fire Department 8,184 $1.7M Very High 3
Shinewell Volunteer Fire Department 8,184 $1.7M Very High 2
Tom Volunteer Fire Department 8,184 $1.7M Very High 1
Wright City Volunteer Fire Department 7,676 $1.6M Relatively High 1
Ringold Volunteer Fire Department 8,295 $1.4M Relatively High 2
Octavia Rural Fire Association 5,058 $1.2M Very High 2
Bogata Fire & Rescue 5,226 $1.1M Very High 1
Hochatown Volunteer Fire Department 4,307 $1.0M Relatively High 1
Holly Creek-Oak Hill Fire Department 4,307 $1.0M Relatively High 1
Sherwood Rural Fire District, Inc. 4,307 $1.0M Relatively High 1
Pine Creek Volunteer Fire Department 5,698 $1.0M Relatively High 1
Valliant Volunteer Fire Department 4,290 $707.3K Very High 1
Avery Community Volunteer Fire Department 2,381 $477.3K Relatively High 1
Watson Community Fire Department 2,329 $445.0K Relatively High 1
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Risk Snapshot

21.2%
Poverty Rate
17.8%
Age 65+
24.3%
Disability Rate
15.0%
Uninsured
45.1%
Pre-1980 Housing
15.6%
Mobile Homes
20.5%
Vacancy Rate
4.6%
Wood Heat
$51,456
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

6
Last 10 Years
19
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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