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Westmoreland County, PA

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 19.8 Very Low

352,500
Population
114
Departments
150
Stations
113
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
0.44
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
21st highest of 67
Life Safety per 100k
0.12
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
65th highest of 67
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$70.1M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
13th highest of 67
Property Loss per Resident
$199
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
56th 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 Westmoreland County, the largest single contributor is Lightning, 36% of the life-safety total.

Westmoreland County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $70.1M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 67 Pennsylvania counties. Nationally, Westmoreland County ranks 1184th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 3212th for life safety per 100k residents, 305th for property loss, and 2770th 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

92%
8%
Property (buildings): $70.1M (91.9%)
Life safety: $6.0M (7.9%)
Agriculture: $115K (0.2%)

Total expected annual loss: $76,282,430 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)

Lightning
$2.2M
Strong Wind
$1.8M
Heat Wave
$622K
Inland Flooding
$448K
Tornado
$324K
Earthquake
$274K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$65.5M
Hail
$1.4M
Tornado
$1.3M
Earthquake
$845K
Hurricane
$501K
Strong Wind
$464K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Westmoreland 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

93%
Career: 2% (2)
Combination: 4% (5)
Volunteer: 93% (106)
Unreported: 1% (1)
Residents per Station
2,350
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
42.6
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 114 departments registered in NERIS Public for Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland 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 114 departments
Department ▲ Est. Population ▲ Life-Safety Loss ▼ NRI Rating ▲ Stations ▲
Allegheny County Emergency Services 1.2M $54.6M Relatively Low 0
Harrison City Fire Department 106,194 $4.5M Relatively Low 1
Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department 136,134 $3.1M Very Low 9
Saint Thomas Township Fire & Rescue 47,191 $1.5M Relatively Moderate 1
Paintertown Volunteer Fire Department 25,075 $1.3M Relatively Low 1
New Centerville Rural Volunteer Fire Company 26,579 $1.2M Relatively Moderate 1
Mutual Volunteer Fire Department 34,339 $1.2M Relatively Low 1
Dryridge Volunteer Fire Department 31,373 $937.6K Relatively Low 1
Arnold Volunteer Engine Company #2 27,131 $936.9K Relatively Low 1
Eureka Fire Rescue Ems 27,131 $936.9K Relatively Low 1
Greenfield Volunteer Fire Company 27,131 $936.9K Relatively Low 1
Ohio Township Volunteer Fire Company 27,131 $936.9K Relatively Low 2
Summit Hose Company 27,131 $936.9K Relatively Low 2
Ligonier Volunteer Hose Company #1 33,372 $897.9K Relatively Moderate 1
New Kensington Volunteer Fire Department 31,102 $890.0K Relatively Low 5
Normalville Area Volunteer Fire Department 27,555 $869.8K Relatively Moderate 1
Renton Volunteer Fire Department 23,270 $856.5K Very Low 2
Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company #3 38,896 $841.9K Relatively Low 2
Everson Volunteer Fire Company 31,321 $732.3K Relatively Low 1
Markle Volunteer Fire Department 30,285 $729.4K Relatively Low 2
Adamsburg & Community Volunteer Fire Department 22,170 $724.6K Relatively Low 1
Penn Boro Volunteer Fire Department 10,452 $693.8K Relatively Low 1
Logans Ferry Heights Volunteer Fire Department 28,931 $680.4K Relatively Low 1
Rostraver Township Fire Department 26,490 $635.1K Relatively Low 3
Irwin Volunteer Fire Department 23,064 $626.7K Relatively Low 1
Elizabeth Township Fire Department No. 1 9,449 $617.6K Relatively Moderate 3
Raccoon Township Independence Volunteer Fire Department 36,633 $579.2K Very Low 2
Crabtree Volunteer Fire Department 24,892 $576.9K Relatively Low 1
Freeport Volunteer Fire Department/Ems 25,888 $571.5K Relatively Low 1
George G. Mcmurtry Fire Department 1 25,888 $571.5K Relatively Low 1
Indiana Fire Association - White Township Station 25,888 $571.5K Relatively Low 2
Parks Township Volunteer Fire Department 1 25,888 $571.5K Relatively Low 3
Vandergrift Fire Department No. 2 25,888 $571.5K Relatively Low 1
Fairfield Township Volunteer Fire Company 1 19,253 $562.6K Relatively Moderate 1
Lower Yoder Township Volunteer Fire Company 14,745 $488.7K Relatively Moderate 1
Manor Volunteer Fire Department 28,354 $486.7K Relatively Low 1
Larimer Volunteer Fire Department 19,353 $475.8K Relatively Moderate 1
Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company 22,782 $466.1K Relatively Moderate 1
Greenock Volunteer Fire Company 7,445 $462.0K Relatively Moderate 0
Bolivar Volunteer Fire Company 15,780 $459.7K Relatively Low 1
Hempfield Volunteer Fire Company No. 4 15,753 $437.2K Relatively Moderate 0
Holiday Park Volunteer Fire Department 8,858 $373.1K Very Low 2
Jeannette Fire Department 12,009 $367.3K Relatively Moderate 1
Smithton Volunteer Fire Department 14,960 $361.9K Relatively Moderate 1
Bell Township Fire Department 15,780 $356.2K Relatively Low 2
Rainbow Volunteer Fire Company 7,216 $328.9K Relatively Low 1
White Oak Volunteer Fire Company #1 7,216 $328.9K Relatively Low 1
Carbon Volunteer Fire Department 19,620 $323.8K Very Low 1
Derry Township Volunteer Fire Department Company #1 of Bradenville 18,605 $323.0K Relatively Low 1
Torrance State Hospital Fire Department 18,605 $323.0K Relatively Low 0
New Florence Volunteer Fire Company 10,950 $304.7K Relatively Moderate 1
Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department 9,215 $298.3K Relatively High 1
Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department 11,939 $291.2K Relatively Moderate 1
Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department 11,939 $291.2K Relatively Moderate 1
Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department 11,939 $291.2K Relatively Moderate 1
North Hempfield Volunteer Fire Company 17,813 $276.9K Very Low 1
Gallatin Sunnyside Volunteer Fire Department 5,839 $227.7K Relatively Moderate 1
Braeview Volunteer Fire Company 11,060 $184.4K Relatively Low 1
Jennerstown Volunteer Fire Department 7,549 $184.3K Relatively Low 1
Pleasant Unity Volunteer Fire Department 10,347 $174.4K Very Low 1
Allegheny Township Fire Department 9,892 $170.2K Relatively Low 3
Kecksburg Volunteer Fire Department 10,042 $168.4K Relatively Low 1
Marguerite Volunteer Fire Department 8,730 $141.9K Very Low 1
Murrysville Volunteer Fire Company 1 8,795 $141.6K Relatively Low 2
Darlington Volunteer Fire Department 6,123 $139.2K Relatively High 1
East Huntingdon Township Volunteer Fire Company 7,621 $132.0K Relatively Low 2
Lloydsville Volunteer Fire Department 7,560 $130.6K Relatively Low 1
Circleville Volunteer Fire Department #6 7,343 $124.9K Very Low 1
Coulter Volunteer Fire Company & Relief Association, Inc. 2,110 $122.2K Very Low 1
Sewickley Township Volunteer Fire Company # 1 6,145 $121.3K Relatively Low 1
Sewickley Township Volunteer Fire Company #3 6,145 $121.3K Relatively Low 1
Ligonier Township Volunteer Fire Department #1, Waterford 5,856 $120.3K Relatively Moderate 1
White Valley Volunteer Fire Department 6,762 $120.0K Very Low 1
Lock Four Volunteer Fire Company 6,643 $118.0K Very Low 1
Turkeytown Volunteer Fire Department 5,768 $116.9K Relatively Low 1
Yukon Southingdon Township Volunteer Fire Company 5,768 $116.9K Relatively Low 1
Midway-St. Clair Volunteer Fire Department 7,150 $116.8K Very Low 1
Sardis Volunteer Fire Company & Relief Association #1 6,633 $111.6K Relatively Low 1
Grandview Volunteer Fire Department 6,884 $108.0K Very Low 1
Salem Township Volunteer Fire Company #2 6,035 $97.9K Very Low 2
City Of Monessen Bureau Of Fire 6,078 $95.5K Relatively Low 2
Seward Volunteer Fire Company 4,929 $95.2K Relatively High 1
New Stanton Volunteer Fire And Relief Association 5,027 $92.5K Very Low 1
Youngstown Volunteer Fire Department 4,719 $89.2K Relatively Low 1
Wilpen Volunteer Fire Department Ligonier Township #2 4,473 $89.0K Relatively High 1
Grapeville Volunteer Fire Company 5,084 $86.3K Very Low 1
Hyde Park Volunteer Fire Company 4,204 $72.5K Relatively Low 1
Bakersville Volunteer Fire Department 2,622 $68.5K Relatively Low 1
Avonmore Volunteer Fire Department 3,972 $63.0K Relatively Low 1
Sewickley Township Volunteer Fire Company #4 3,626 $61.6K Very Low 1
Lowber Volunteer Fire Company 2,519 $59.7K Relatively Low 1
Sutersville Volunteer Fire Company 2,519 $59.7K Relatively Low 2
Hempfield Volunteer Fire Department 2 Station 29 3,490 $58.4K Very Low 1
Scottdale Volunteer Fire Department 3,232 $56.6K Relatively Low 3
West Newton Volunteer Fire Company 1,896 $55.5K Relatively Moderate 1
Mount Pleasent Township #3 2,810 $51.6K Very Low 1
Mt Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department 2,989 $50.4K Very Low 1
Arnold Palmer Regional Airport 2,857 $49.4K Very Low 1
New Alexandria Volunteer Fire Department 3,387 $48.2K Very Low 1
Hunker Volunteer Fire Department 2,642 $46.4K Very Low 1
Madison Volunteer Fire Company 2,385 $46.1K Very Low 0
Derry Volunteer Fire Department 1,883 $44.6K Very Low 2
Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Department 1 2,153 $44.3K Relatively Low 2
Youngwood Volunteer Fire Department 2,441 $40.9K Very Low 2
Arconic Technology Center Emergency Response Team 2,022 $39.9K Very Low 1
Upper Burrell Township Volunteer Fire Company #1 2,022 $39.9K Very Low 1
Strawpump Volunteer Fire Department 2,441 $37.1K Very Low 1
Trafford Fire Company 1 2,287 $36.7K Relatively Low 1
Delmont Volunteer Fire Department 1,635 $27.0K Very Low 1
Southwest Greensburg Fire Department 1,406 $26.3K Very Low 2
Citizens Volunteer Fire Company #1 1,459 $23.6K Very Low 1
North Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Department 1,135 $19.1K Very Low 1
North Irwin Volunteer Fire Department 529 $8.8K Very Low 1
Export Volunteer Fire Department 218 $4.0K Very Low 2
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Risk Snapshot

10.3%
Poverty Rate
24.3%
Age 65+
15.1%
Disability Rate
3.0%
Uninsured
71.1%
Pre-1980 Housing
5.1%
Mobile Homes
8.2%
Vacancy Rate
1.6%
Wood Heat
$79,139
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

3
Last 10 Years
9
Last 25 Years
Flood
Most Frequent

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