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Huntingdon County, PA

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 49.9 Relatively Moderate

43,653
Population
31
Departments
34
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
0.24
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
31st highest of 67
Life Safety per 100k
0.56
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
8th highest of 67
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$11.8M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
58th highest of 67
Property Loss per Resident
$271
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
32nd highest of 67

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 Huntingdon County, the largest single contributor is Strong Wind, 52% of the life-safety total.

Huntingdon County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $11.8M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 67 Pennsylvania counties. Nationally, Huntingdon County ranks 1730th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2435th for life safety per 100k residents, 1356th for property loss, and 2092nd 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

76%
22%
Property (buildings): $11.8M (76.1%)
Life safety: $3.4M (21.6%)
Agriculture: $355K (2.3%)

Total expected annual loss: $15,550,205 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)

Strong Wind
$1.8M
Inland Flooding
$827K
Tornado
$221K
Winter Weather
$156K
Lightning
$124K
Heat Wave
$115K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$10.9M
Hurricane
$447K
Tornado
$177K
Strong Wind
$128K
Earthquake
$119K
Hail
$57K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Huntingdon 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

10%
87%
Combination: 10% (3)
Volunteer: 87% (27)
Unreported: 3% (1)
Residents per Station
1,284
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
77.9
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 31 departments registered in NERIS Public for Huntingdon 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 Huntingdon 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 31 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Hughesville Volunteer Fire Department 46,577 $2.5M Relatively Moderate 1
Metal Township Fire & Ambulance Company 34,768 $2.1M Relatively High 1
Fannett-Metal Fire & Ambulance Company, Inc. 29,641 $1.9M Relatively Moderate 2
Keystone Hook & Ladder Company 1 32,688 $1.8M Relatively Moderate 1
Nuremberg Weston Volunteer Fire Department 31,184 $1.7M Relatively Moderate 2
Huntingdon Regional Fire and Rescue 13,829 $1.0M Relatively Moderate 3
Lander Volunteer Fire Department 15,703 $988.6K Relatively High 1
Brecknock Township Fire Company #1 19,286 $901.1K Relatively Moderate 1
Smithfield Fire Company No. 1, Volunteer Fire Department 11,664 $866.0K Relatively Moderate 1
Alexandria Volunteer Fire Company 11,346 $853.3K Relatively High 1
Saxton Volunteer Fire Company 14,247 $758.8K Relatively High 1
Bald Eagle Volunteer Fire Department 12,602 $668.1K Relatively Moderate 1
Neptune Volunteer Fire Company 12,602 $668.1K Relatively Moderate 1
Marklesburg Volunteer Fire Company 9,427 $633.7K Relatively Moderate 1
Ringtown Valley Fire & Rescue Company 12,403 $605.7K Relatively Moderate 1
Orbisonia Rockhill Volunteer Fire Department 7,107 $595.1K Relatively High 1
Shade Gap Area Fire Company 6,385 $574.6K Relatively Moderate 1
Mapleton Fire Department 6,526 $473.4K Relatively Moderate 1
Petersburg Fire Company 4,568 $446.8K Very High 1
Pleasant Hall Volunteer Fire Company 12,045 $439.2K Relatively Low 1
Three Springs Volunteer Fire Company 4,588 $404.3K Relatively High 1
Robertsdale Wood Broadtop Volunteer Fire Company 5,322 $383.6K Relatively Moderate 1
Shavers Creek Valley Community Volunteer Fire Company 5,234 $377.3K Relatively Low 1
Mount Union Fire Company #1 4,682 $320.2K Relatively Moderate 1
Warriors Mark Fire Company 6,260 $313.6K Relatively Low 0
Mill Creek Borough Volunteer Fire Company 3,178 $237.3K Relatively Moderate 1
Trough Creek Valley Volunteer Fire Company 3,348 $236.1K Relatively Moderate 1
Reedsville Volunteer Fire Company 4,150 $175.0K Relatively Moderate 1
Mcveytown Fire Department 3,779 $170.8K Relatively High 1
Newton Wayne Volunteer Fire Department 2,824 $144.2K Relatively Moderate 1
Stone Creek Valley Volunteer Fire Company 1,797 $117.8K Very Low 1
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Risk Snapshot

10.6%
Poverty Rate
22.1%
Age 65+
15.9%
Disability Rate
4.7%
Uninsured
62.2%
Pre-1980 Housing
11.7%
Mobile Homes
22.1%
Vacancy Rate
12.1%
Wood Heat
$62,037
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

3
Last 10 Years
13
Last 25 Years
Flood
Most Frequent

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