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Pike County, PA

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 38.5 Relatively Low

60,621
Population
18
Departments
28
Stations
25
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
0.29
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
28th highest of 67
Life Safety per 100k
0.47
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
14th highest of 67
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$20.5M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
39th highest of 67
Property Loss per Resident
$339
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
16th 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 Pike County, the largest single contributor is Cold Wave, 73% of the life-safety total.

Pike County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $20.5M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 67 Pennsylvania counties. Nationally, Pike County ranks 1570th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2605th for life safety per 100k residents, 875th for property loss, and 1577th for property loss per resident. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.

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Loss Breakdown

84%
16%
Property (buildings): $20.5M (84.0%)
Life safety: $3.9M (16.0%)
Agriculture: $5K (0.0%)

Total expected annual loss: $24,461,684 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
$2.9M
Lightning
$264K
Heat Wave
$222K
Tornado
$200K
Strong Wind
$139K
Winter Weather
$66K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$17.9M
Hurricane
$1.2M
Strong Wind
$618K
Earthquake
$321K
Tornado
$231K
Wildfire
$179K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Pike 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

89%
Career: 6% (1)
Volunteer: 89% (16)
Unreported: 6% (1)
Residents per Station
2,165
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
46.2
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 18 departments registered in NERIS Public for Pike 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 Pike 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 18 departments
Department ▲ Est. Population ▲ Life-Safety Loss ▼ NRI Rating ▲ Stations ▲
Greene Dreher Volunteer Fire Association 69,455 $5.2M Relatively Moderate 1
Coolbaugh Township Volunteer Fire Department 54,894 $4.4M Relatively Low 2
Elmhurst Roaring Brook Volunteer Fire Company 54,894 $4.4M Relatively Low 1
Gouldsboro Volunteer Fire Company 54,894 $4.4M Relatively Low 1
Moscow Volunteer Fire & Hose Company 54,894 $4.4M Relatively Low 1
Spring Brook Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. 54,894 $4.4M Relatively Low 1
Tobyhanna Army Depot Army Fire & Emergency Services 54,894 $4.4M Relatively Low 2
Hawley Fire Department 41,280 $2.5M Relatively Low 1
Bushkill Volunteer Fire Company 14,186 $1.1M Relatively Low 3
Dingman Township Volunteer Fire Department 9,378 $595.0K Relatively Low 1
Delaware Township Volunteer Fire Department 7,899 $499.9K Relatively Moderate 2
Tafton Fire Company, Inc. 3,330 $199.0K Very Low 2
Westfall Township Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 3,088 $174.2K Relatively High 1
Shohola Township Fire And Rescue 2,697 $168.7K Relatively Low 2
Matamoras Fire Department 2,582 $157.0K Relatively Moderate 2
Lackawaxen Township Volunteer Fire Department 2,019 $134.8K Relatively Moderate 1
Central Volunteer Fire Department 2,004 $133.9K Relatively Moderate 3
Greeley Volunteer Fire Department 1,339 $73.6K Very Low 1
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Risk Snapshot

9.8%
Poverty Rate
24.3%
Age 65+
15.5%
Disability Rate
5.8%
Uninsured
37.0%
Pre-1980 Housing
6.0%
Mobile Homes
39.6%
Vacancy Rate
5.2%
Wood Heat
$82,933
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

2
Last 10 Years
11
Last 25 Years
Hurricane
Most Frequent

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