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Oklahoma County, OK

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 44.9 Relatively Moderate

806,199
Population
21
Departments
100
Stations
266
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
7.47
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
2nd highest of 77
Life Safety per 100k
0.93
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
76th highest of 77
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$194.5M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
1st highest of 77
Property Loss per Resident
$241
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
71st 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 Oklahoma County, the largest single contributor is Heat Wave, 50% of the life-safety total.

Oklahoma County carries an expected 7 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $194.5M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 77 Oklahoma counties. Nationally, Oklahoma County ranks 58th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 1859th for life safety per 100k residents, 97th for property loss, and 2384th 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

65%
34%
Property (buildings): $194.5M (65.4%)
Life safety: $102.4M (34.4%)
Agriculture: $574K (0.2%)

Total expected annual loss: $297,511,262 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)

Heat Wave
$50.8M
Tornado
$19.8M
Cold Wave
$15.0M
Inland Flooding
$10.3M
Earthquake
$3.4M
Hail
$978K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$117.2M
Tornado
$34.4M
Hail
$26.4M
Ice Storm
$7.3M
Earthquake
$6.8M
Strong Wind
$815K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Oklahoma 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

52%
24%
19%
Career: 52% (11)
Combination: 24% (5)
Volunteer: 19% (4)
Unreported: 5% (1)
Residents per Station
8,062
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
12.4
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 21 departments registered in NERIS Public for Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma 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 21 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Oklahoma City Fire Department 744,548 $104.6M Relatively Moderate 43
Oklahoma Dept Of Agriculture - Forestry Services 744,548 $104.6M Relatively Moderate 6
Will Rogers World Airport Fire Department 744,548 $104.6M Relatively Moderate 2
Edmond Fire Department 103,157 $12.2M Relatively Moderate 6
Midwest City Fire Department 52,171 $7.1M Relatively Low 12
Deer Creek Fire Protection District 16,429 $3.8M Relatively Moderate 3
Choctaw Fire Department 28,889 $3.6M Relatively Moderate 3
Del City Fire Department 18,839 $3.4M Relatively Moderate 4
Harrah Fire Department 18,518 $3.1M Relatively High 2
Nicoma Park Fire Department 10,815 $2.3M Relatively Moderate 1
Bethany Fire Department 14,749 $1.7M Relatively Moderate 2
Warr Acres Fire Department 11,278 $1.5M Relatively Low 1
Newalla Fire Department 7,800 $992.6K Relatively Moderate 1
The Village Fire Department 7,311 $948.0K Relatively Moderate 2
Hickory Hills Volunteer Fire Department 6,345 $825.3K Relatively Moderate 2
Arcadia Fire Department 8,420 $806.4K Relatively Moderate 0
Spencer Fire Department 6,666 $802.0K Relatively Low 2
Nichols Hills Fire Department 4,137 $518.2K Relatively Moderate 1
Tinker Afb Fire Department 2,767 $393.1K Relatively High 3
Forest Park Fire Department 2,270 $273.5K Relatively Low 3
Jones Fire Department 2,049 $264.1K Very Low 1
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Risk Snapshot

16.0%
Poverty Rate
14.5%
Age 65+
14.7%
Disability Rate
13.7%
Uninsured
53.6%
Pre-1980 Housing
2.7%
Mobile Homes
9.0%
Vacancy Rate
0.2%
Wood Heat
$77,145
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

9
Last 10 Years
40
Last 25 Years
Fire
Most Frequent

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