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Juniata County, PA

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 67.7 Relatively High

23,379
Population
12
Departments
14
Stations
6
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
0.09
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
59th highest of 67
Life Safety per 100k
0.37
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
28th highest of 67
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$7.2M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
60th highest of 67
Property Loss per Resident
$309
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
20th 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 Juniata County, the largest single contributor is Inland Flooding, 29% of the life-safety total.

Juniata County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $7.2M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 67 Pennsylvania counties. Nationally, Juniata County ranks 2720th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2835th for life safety per 100k residents, 1860th for property loss, and 1777th for property loss per resident. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.

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Loss Breakdown

82%
13%
Property (buildings): $7.2M (81.9%)
Life safety: $1.2M (13.4%)
Agriculture: $409K (4.6%)

Total expected annual loss: $8,809,311 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)

Inland Flooding
$338K
Strong Wind
$287K
Heat Wave
$150K
Tornado
$135K
Winter Weather
$76K
Lightning
$73K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$6.2M
Hurricane
$607K
Tornado
$165K
Strong Wind
$99K
Earthquake
$75K
Hail
$25K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Juniata 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

8%
92%
Combination: 8% (1)
Volunteer: 92% (11)
Residents per Station
1,670
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
59.9
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 12 departments registered in NERIS Public for Juniata 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 Juniata 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 12 departments
Department ▲ Est. Population ▲ Life-Safety Loss ▼ NRI Rating ▲ Stations ▲
Citizen's Fire Company #1 147,811 $8.9M Relatively Moderate 1
Fayette Fire Company 147,811 $8.9M Relatively Moderate 1
Fannett-Metal Fire & Ambulance Company, Inc. 29,641 $1.9M Relatively Moderate 2
Juction Fire Company #15 36,481 $1.8M Relatively High 1
Friendship Fire Company #1 24,497 $1.4M Relatively High 1
Mifflintown Hose Company No 1 21,581 $1.1M Relatively High 1
Liverpool Volunteer Fire Company 19,616 $1.0M Relatively High 1
Delaware Township Fire Company 12,072 $616.8K Relatively High 2
Beale Township Volunteer Fire Company 10,740 $560.5K Very High 1
Richfield Fire Department 9,279 $424.3K Relatively High 1
Mifflin Fire Department #2 7,553 $384.9K Relatively High 1
Thompsontown Fire Department 4,985 $256.3K Relatively High 1
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Risk Snapshot

9.7%
Poverty Rate
21.2%
Age 65+
12.2%
Disability Rate
13.8%
Uninsured
60.5%
Pre-1980 Housing
9.3%
Mobile Homes
14.1%
Vacancy Rate
19.8%
Wood Heat
$66,606
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

3
Last 10 Years
12
Last 25 Years
Flood
Most Frequent

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