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Allegheny County, PA

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 25.8 Relatively Low

1.2M
Population
169
Departments
291
Stations
394
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
4.00
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
3rd highest of 67
Life Safety per 100k
0.32
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
37th highest of 67
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$299.5M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
2nd highest of 67
Property Loss per Resident
$242
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
40th highest of 67

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 Allegheny County, the largest single contributor is Cold Wave, 58% of the life-safety total.

Allegheny County carries an expected 4 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $299.5M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 67 Pennsylvania counties. Nationally, Allegheny County ranks 129th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2938th for life safety per 100k residents, 42nd for property loss, and 2376th for property loss per resident. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.

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Loss Breakdown

85%
15%
Property (buildings): $299.5M (84.5%)
Life safety: $54.8M (15.5%)
Agriculture: $29K (0.0%)

Total expected annual loss: $354,245,571 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)

Cold Wave
$31.9M
Inland Flooding
$8.2M
Heat Wave
$5.4M
Tornado
$2.5M
Ice Storm
$1.9M
Strong Wind
$1.6M

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$286.8M
Tornado
$5.9M
Earthquake
$2.8M
Strong Wind
$2.2M
Hurricane
$1.1M
Winter Weather
$325K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Allegheny 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

90%
Career: 3% (5)
Combination: 6% (10)
Volunteer: 90% (152)
Unreported: 1% (2)
Residents per Station
4,255
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
23.5
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 169 departments registered in NERIS Public for Allegheny County, PA. 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 Allegheny 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 169 departments
Department ▲ Est. Population ▲ Life-Safety Loss ▼ NRI Rating ▲ Stations ▲
Allegheny County Emergency Services 1.2M $54.7M Relatively Low 2
Pittsburgh Bureau Of Fire 333,987 $13.2M Relatively Low 37
Harrison City Fire Department 113,040 $4.8M Relatively Low 1
Bower Hill Volunteer Fire Department 71,216 $4.3M Relatively Low 1
Highand Volunteer Fire Department 81,453 $3.6M Relatively Low 2
Bethel Park Volunteer Fire Company 79,473 $3.3M Very Low 3
Berkeley Hills Fire Department 71,185 $3.0M Relatively Low 1
Cherry City Volunteer Fire Company 35,829 $2.5M Relatively Moderate 15
Fairview Volunteer Fire Department 45,882 $2.4M Relatively Low 1
Moon Run Volunteer Fire Company 53,379 $2.4M Relatively Low 2
Citizens Hose Company #1 Volunteer Fire Department 48,239 $2.4M Relatively Low 1
Monroeville Volunteer Fire Department 5 54,642 $2.3M Relatively Low 1
Evergreen Fire Company 55,057 $2.2M Relatively Low 2
Quaill Volunteer Fire Department 41,116 $2.0M Very Low 2
Bauerstown Volunteer Fire Department Station 259 31,330 $1.8M Relatively Low 1
Hampton Township Volunteer Fire Department #1 38,911 $1.7M Relatively Low 1
Blawnox Glenover Volunteer Fire Department 29,905 $1.7M Relatively Moderate 1
Monroeville Volunteer Fire Company 4 30,663 $1.5M Very Low 4
Economy Borough Fire Department 27,960 $1.5M Relatively Low 3
Aspinwall Volunteer Fire Department 28,672 $1.4M Relatively Moderate 1
Mount Lebanon Fire Department 33,185 $1.4M Very Low 1
Etna Volunteer Fire Department 8,754 $1.3M Relatively Moderate 1
Richland Township Volunteer Fire Department 41,403 $1.2M Relatively Low 2
Emsworth Volunteer Fire Company 24,619 $1.2M Relatively Low 1
Mcdonald Volunteer Fire Department 34,813 $1.1M Relatively Low 1
Moon Township Volunteer Fire Company 26,273 $1.1M Relatively Low 1
Arnold Volunteer Engine Company #2 30,039 $1.1M Relatively Low 1
Eureka Fire Rescue Ems 30,039 $1.1M Relatively Low 1
Ohio Township Volunteer Fire Company 30,039 $1.1M Relatively Low 2
Summit Hose Company 30,039 $1.1M Relatively Low 2
Dravosburg Volunteer Fire Department 1 19,519 $1.0M Relatively Low 2
Mckeesport Fire Department 16,962 $978.1K Relatively Low 3
New Kensington Volunteer Fire Department 33,403 $972.5K Relatively Low 3
Upper Saint Clair Volunteer Fire Department 20,778 $930.8K Very Low 3
Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Company 15,305 $911.5K Relatively High 1
Renton Volunteer Fire Department 24,022 $889.7K Very Low 2
Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company #3 40,324 $885.4K Relatively Low 2
Ambridge Fire Department 31,041 $885.4K Relatively Low 1
Midway Volunteer Fire Department Of Washington County 23,414 $844.9K Relatively Moderate 2
Munhall Volunteer Fire Company 5 19,037 $814.5K Relatively Low 1
Markle Volunteer Fire Department 30,436 $728.3K Relatively Low 2
Logans Ferry Heights Volunteer Fire Department 30,256 $719.6K Relatively Low 1
Millvale Volunteer Fire Company 6,389 $718.7K Relatively Low 2
Elizabeth Borough Volunteer Fire Company 12,285 $698.6K Relatively Moderate 1
North Fayette Township Volunteer Fire Department 16,040 $698.2K Relatively Low 3
Pitcairn Relief Fire Company # 2 9,894 $685.0K Relatively Low 0
Harrison Hills Volunteer Fire Company Station 169 25,346 $674.9K Relatively Moderate 1
Baden Volunteer Fire Department 37,841 $657.7K Very Low 1
Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Company 34,812 $628.8K Relatively Low 2
Elizabeth Township Fire Department No. 1 9,552 $625.5K Relatively Low 3
Franklin Park Volunteer Fire Company #1 15,034 $607.7K Very Low 1
Bellevue Borough Fire Department 14,373 $591.3K Very Low 1
Gill Hall Volunteer Fire Company 12,661 $586.5K Relatively Moderate 1
Whitehall Fire Department 14,550 $583.7K Very Low 12
Wexford Volunteer Fire Company 15,130 $557.4K Relatively Low 7
Hanover Volunteer Fire Department 22,785 $542.8K Very Low 2
Wilkinsburg Fire Department 13,696 $528.5K Very Low 1
Mckees Rocks Independent Volunteer Fire Department 5,639 $507.2K Relatively Moderate 1
Hookstown Volunteer Fire Department 19,324 $507.2K Relatively Low 1
Peebles District Volunteer Fire Company 11,547 $498.2K Relatively Low 2
Penn Hills Bureau Of Fire 12,751 $487.8K Very Low 1
Castle Shannon Volunteer Fire Department 10,003 $479.0K Very Low 3
Munhall Central Volunteer Fire And Rescue 10,284 $434.8K Very Low 1
Munhall Volunteer Fire Company #4 10,284 $434.8K Very Low 1
Unity Volunteer Fire Department 10,120 $428.7K Very Low 1
Marshall Township Volunteer Fire Department 10,169 $426.4K Relatively Low 2
Coraopolis Volunteer Fire Department 5,289 $425.8K Relatively Moderate 1
Holiday Park Volunteer Fire Department 9,301 $394.4K Very Low 2
Carnegie Volunteer Fire & Rescue 8,464 $391.3K Relatively Low 1
Brentwood Volunteer Fire Company 9,632 $381.5K Relatively Low 1
Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department 2,992 $378.6K Very High 1
Ingomar Volunteer Fire Company 8,825 $370.1K Relatively Low 2
Pitcairn Hose Company # 1 Station 229 2,960 $368.3K Relatively Low 1
Adams Area Fire District, Inc. 19,455 $358.5K Relatively Low 2
Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Company 4,576 $356.6K Very Low 1
Library Volunteer Fire Company 7,811 $340.3K Relatively Low 1
Rainbow Volunteer Fire Company 7,344 $334.9K Relatively Moderate 1
White Oak Volunteer Fire Company #1 7,344 $334.9K Relatively Moderate 1
Glendale Hose Company 1 7,256 $330.2K Relatively Low 1
Dormont Fire Department 7,850 $326.3K Very Low 1
Becks Run Independent Fire Company 8,361 $325.8K Very Low 1
Turtle Creek Fire Department No 1 4,887 $322.9K Relatively High 2
Kennedy Township Independent Volunteer Fire Company 8,500 $321.6K Relatively Low 1
Swissvale Fire Department 8,216 $316.9K Very Low 2
Pleasant Hills Volunteer Fire Company 8,229 $316.7K Very Low 1
Greenock Volunteer Fire Company 5,009 $290.4K Relatively Low 0
Peters Township Fire Department 23,398 $281.6K Relatively Low 3
Forest Grove Volunteer Fire Department 6,126 $271.0K Relatively Low 1
Crafton Volunteer Fire Department 6,789 $266.5K Very Low 2
Forest Hills Volunteer Fire Department 6,887 $264.6K Very Low 1
Oak Ridge Volunteer Fire Department 5,573 $259.0K Relatively Low 1
Shaler Villa Volunteer Fire Company 4,003 $251.6K Very Low 1
Broughton Volunteer Fire Department 5,819 $251.0K Very Low 1
Rennerdale Volunteer Fire Department 5,370 $247.9K Relatively Low 1
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation Fire Brigade 3,086 $247.0K Relatively High 0
Clairton Volunteer Fire Department 5,893 $236.8K Relatively Moderate 1
Independent Hose Company #5 Presston Volunteer Fire Department Stowe Twp 6,259 $235.5K Relatively Moderate 0
Stowe Township General Volunteer Fire Department Relief Association 6,259 $235.5K Relatively Moderate 2
West Deer Township Volunteer Fire Company #3 5,330 $235.0K Relatively Low 1
South Fayette Volunteer Fire Department 4,913 $234.4K Relatively Low 2
Avalon Volunteer Fire Cormpany 4,930 $222.7K Very Low 1
Verona Volunteer Fire Department 2,463 $221.3K Relatively Low 1
Neville Island General Volunteer Fire Department 1,079 $215.2K Relatively High 1
West Mifflin Volunteer Fire Company #3 5,346 $214.2K Relatively Low 0
Green Tree Volunteer Fire Company 4,722 $201.8K Relatively Low 1
Duquesne Volunteer Fire Department 5,034 $192.8K Very Low 1
Allegheny Valley Volunteer Fire Company #1 4,294 $187.8K Relatively Moderate 3
Duquesne Annex Volunteer Fire Company 4,529 $184.1K Relatively Low 1
Needmore Volunteer Fire Company 4,815 $180.3K Relatively Moderate 1
Murrysville Volunteer Fire Company 1 10,385 $168.2K Relatively Moderate 2
Indiana Township Volunteer Fire Co. #1 3,620 $163.8K Very Low 0
Kilbuck Township Volunteer Fire Company Station 182 2,892 $162.7K Very Low 1
Hilltop Hose Company #3 4,158 $162.2K Relatively Moderate 1
North Braddock Volunteer Fire Department 1 4,120 $158.1K Very Low 2
Rankin Volunteer Fire Department 4,120 $158.1K Very Low 0
Circleville Volunteer Fire Department #6 8,773 $153.5K Very Low 1
Oakdale Hose Company 1,455 $151.9K Very Low 1
Reserve Volunteer Fire Department 3,162 $149.1K Very Low 2
Spring Garden Fire Company 3,162 $149.1K Very Low 1
Presto Volunteer Fire Department 3,191 $147.1K Relatively Low 1
Braddock Volunteer Fire Department #2 4,064 $143.2K Relatively Low 1
Vigilant Hose Company Number 1 3,533 $142.3K Relatively Low 0
West Deer Volunteer Fire Department 1 3,015 $136.4K Relatively Low 1
Mt. Oliver Hook & Ladder Fire Department 3,239 $131.4K Very Low 1
Springdale Volunteer Fire Department 3,240 $127.0K Very Low 1
Crescent Township Volunteer Fire Department 2,129 $124.3K Relatively Low 1
Churchill Volunteer Fire Company 3,013 $123.5K Very Low 2
Citizens Hose Company # 2 3,084 $122.7K Relatively Moderate 3
Forward Township Volunteer Fire Company-Ems 2,104 $121.9K Relatively Moderate 1
Ben Avon Volunteer Fire Company 2,302 $117.2K Very Low 1
Edgewood Volunteer Fire Department 3,022 $116.3K Very Low 1
Laurel Gardens Volunteer Fire Co 2,535 $113.9K Very Low 1
Wilkins Township Volunteer Fire Company 4 (Allegheny County Station 304) 2,162 $110.2K Very Low 1
Floreffe Volunteer Fire Company 1,608 $105.4K Relatively High 1
Indianola Volunteer Fire Company 2,139 $99.6K Very Low 1
Rural Ridge Volunteer Fire Department 2,139 $99.6K Very Low 1
United Volunteer Fire & Rescue 2,417 $98.5K Very Low 1
Fawn Township Volunteer Fire Department #1 1,190 $98.2K Relatively Low 1
Buena Vista Volunteer Fire Department No. 1 1,768 $97.9K Relatively Low 1
Leetsdale Fire Department 1,069 $95.9K Relatively High 1
Liberty Borough Volunteer Fire Department 2,264 $90.2K Very Low 1
Wilkins Township Volunteer Fire Company 3 2,140 $88.8K Very Low 2
Wilkins Township Volunteer Fire Company #1 1,875 $85.1K Very Low 2
Elrama Volunteer Fire Company 5,581 $83.5K Relatively Low 1
Fawn Township Volunteer Fire Company 2 1,054 $83.2K Relatively Low 1
Heidlelberg Volunteer Fire Department 1,204 $81.6K Very Low 1
Keating Fire Company 1,780 $79.3K Very Low 1
Parkview Volunteer Fire Department 1,686 $79.2K Very Low 1
West Homestead Volunteer Fire Department 1,861 $78.7K Very Low 1
Big Sewickley Creek Volunteer Fire Department 1,444 $78.2K Very Low 3
Seville Volunteer Fire Company 1,794 $73.4K Very Low 2
Sharps Hill Volunteer Fire Department 757 $66.9K Relatively Low 1
Middle Road Volunteer Fire Department 1,498 $62.4K Very Low 1
Versailles Volunteer Fire Company #1 1,495 $58.6K Relatively Low 1
Trafford Fire Company 1 3,185 $53.5K Relatively Low 1
Frazer Township Volunteer Fire Department No 1 1,034 $50.3K Very Low 1
Lincoln Boro Volunteer Fire & Rescue #1 905 $43.8K Very Low 1
Robinson Township Volunteer Fire Company #1 553 $37.7K Very Low 1
Gallatin Sunnyside Volunteer Fire Department 616 $35.7K Relatively Moderate 1
Sturgeon Volunteer Fire Department 673 $32.5K Relatively Moderate 1
Crestas Volunteer Fire Company 807 $29.5K Very Low 1
West Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Company & Relief Association 371 $24.9K Relatively High 1
Frazer Township Volunteer Fire Department #2 445 $21.6K Very Low 1
Allegheny County Airport Authority Fire Rescue 517 $19.6K Relatively Low 5
Fairview Volunteer Fire Department 512 $19.4K Very Low 1
Coulter Volunteer Fire Company & Relief Association, Inc. 311 $18.1K Very Low 1
Kirwan Heights Volunteer Fire Department 348 $16.0K Relatively Low 1
Bunola Volunteer Fire Company 272 $15.7K Relatively Moderate 1
National Energy Technology Laboratory Site 67 $1.9K Relatively Moderate 0
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Risk Snapshot

11.5%
Poverty Rate
20.2%
Age 65+
13.9%
Disability Rate
3.8%
Uninsured
77.1%
Pre-1980 Housing
0.7%
Mobile Homes
10.1%
Vacancy Rate
0.2%
Wood Heat
$88,124
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

2
Last 10 Years
8
Last 25 Years
Flood
Most Frequent

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