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.
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 Schuylkill County, the largest single contributor is Cold Wave, 29% of the life-safety total.
Schuylkill County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $38.8M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 67 Pennsylvania counties. Nationally, Schuylkill County ranks 811th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2563rd for life safety per 100k residents, 473rd for property loss, and 2101st for property loss per resident. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.
Add fire mortality, cause, and loss
Natural hazard exposure is only part of the risk. Fire deaths and injuries, cause of ignition, and dollar loss per incident come from NERIS incident reporting, which grows as departments serving Schuylkill County enroll. Our Regional tier adds that data for the departments your jurisdiction sponsors, next to public risk and NERIS adoption for every department in Schuylkill County.
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Total expected annual loss: $48,857,558 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)
By property loss ($/yr)
Census Tract Risk Map
Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Schuylkill 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
Department composition covers the 40 departments registered in NERIS Public for Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill 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.
| Department ▲ | Est. Population ▲ | Life-Safety Loss ▼ | NRI Rating ▲ | Stations ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazle Township Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company | 95,975 | $5.6M | Relatively Low | 3 |
| Lehighton Fire Department | 35,218 | $4.2M | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| Ono Fire Company | 37,796 | $2.0M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Nuremberg Weston Volunteer Fire Department | 32,710 | $1.8M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| American Fire Company #1 Lansford | 18,034 | $1.7M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Diligence Fire Company No 1 | 17,174 | $1.7M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Altamont Fire Company | 19,024 | $1.7M | Relatively High | 1 |
| American Hose Company #2 | 19,024 | $1.7M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Continental Hose Company #3 | 19,024 | $1.7M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Heights Fire Company 1 | 19,024 | $1.7M | Relatively High | 1 |
| William Penn Fire Company 1 | 19,024 | $1.7M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Liberty Fire Company No. 4 | 24,955 | $1.6M | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| Goodwill Fire Company # 1 | 21,694 | $1.5M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| American Fire Company 1 | 25,386 | $1.5M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Pine Grove Hose, Hook, & Ladder Fire Company No. 1 | 19,954 | $1.5M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Aristes Fire Company | 18,561 | $1.2M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Citizens Fire Company # 1 | 18,561 | $1.2M | Relatively High | 1 |
| East Cameron Township Fire Department | 18,561 | $1.2M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Rangers Hose Company | 18,561 | $1.2M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Shamokin Fire Bureau | 18,561 | $1.2M | Relatively High | 8 |
| Valley Chemical Fire Company | 18,561 | $1.2M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Wilburton Hose Company 1 | 18,561 | $1.2M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Klingerstown Fire Company | 24,891 | $1.1M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Liberty Hose Company No 2 | 19,405 | $1.1M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Deer Lake & West Brunswick Fire Company #1 | 14,391 | $924.0K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| The Union Fire Company #1 Of Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania | 9,997 | $838.3K | Relatively Moderate | 4 |
| Donaldson Fire Company 1 | 11,319 | $759.8K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Ringtown Valley Fire & Rescue Company | 13,691 | $665.0K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Girard Hose Company No. 1 | 7,164 | $585.8K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Pillow Fire Company #1 | 11,268 | $549.0K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Tamaqua Fire Department | 6,948 | $529.4K | Relatively High | 4 |
| Frackville Fire Department | 6,096 | $355.1K | Relatively Low | 1 |
| Minersville Fire-Rescue | 4,955 | $345.2K | Relatively High | 5 |
| Wiconisco Fire Engine Company No 1, Inc. | 4,352 | $306.0K | Very High | 1 |
| Sacramento Community Fire Company | 4,334 | $236.9K | Relatively High | 1 |
| Lynnport Community Fire Company 1 | 1,411 | $195.1K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Mahantongo Fire Company | 2,371 | $154.0K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Union Fire Company Of Bethel | 2,036 | $125.6K | Relatively High | 2 |
| Gratz Area Fire Company #1 | 2,405 | $102.8K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Good Intent Hose Company No. 1 | 1,817 | $98.6K | Relatively Low | 1 |
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