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Overton County, TN

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 39.6 Relatively Low

23,065
Population
14
Departments
28
Stations
8
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
0.23
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
72nd highest of 95
Life Safety per 100k
0.98
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
56th highest of 95
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$4.0M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
75th highest of 95
Property Loss per Resident
$173
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
83rd highest of 95

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 Overton County, the largest single contributor is Lightning, 36% of the life-safety total.

Overton County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $4.0M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 95 Tennessee counties. Nationally, Overton County ranks 1808th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 1763rd for life safety per 100k residents, 2462nd for property loss, and 2974th for property loss per resident. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.

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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 Overton 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 Overton County.

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Loss Breakdown

55%
43%
Property (buildings): $4.0M (54.8%)
Life safety: $3.1M (42.5%)
Agriculture: $192K (2.6%)

Total expected annual loss: $7,294,834 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
$1.1M
Cold Wave
$928K
Tornado
$585K
Strong Wind
$249K
Earthquake
$91K
Heat Wave
$41K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$3.0M
Tornado
$407K
Earthquake
$219K
Strong Wind
$138K
Hail
$120K
Winter Weather
$51K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Overton 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

14%
86%
Combination: 14% (2)
Volunteer: 86% (12)
Residents per Station
824
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
121.4
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 14 departments registered in NERIS Public for Overton County, TN. 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 Overton 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 14 departments
Department ▲ Est. Population ▲ Life-Safety Loss ▼ NRI Rating ▲ Stations ▲
Putnam County Fire Department 64,221 $7.5M Relatively Moderate 14
Taylors Cross Roads Volunteer Fire Department 12,005 $1.6M Relatively High 1
Monroe Volunteer Fire Department 8,534 $1.3M Relatively Low 1
Hardys Chapel Volunteer Fire Department 9,083 $1.2M Relatively Low 1
Rickman Volunteer Fire Department 9,170 $1.2M Relatively Low 1
Hilham Volunteer Fire Department 8,974 $1.1M Relatively Moderate 1
Livingston Fire Department 8,063 $1.0M Relatively High 1
Alpine Area Volunteer Fire Department 6,692 $1.0M Relatively Moderate 1
Fairgrounds Volunteer Fire Department 7,347 $942.9K Relatively Low 1
East 52 Volunteer Fire Department 7,160 $929.3K Relatively High 1
Mountain Volunteer Fire & Rescue 4,077 $589.5K Relatively Low 2
Muddy Pond Volunteer Fire Department 2,464 $362.7K Relatively Low 1
Allons Volunteer Fire And Rescue Department 1,842 $235.4K Very Low 1
East Clay Volunteer Fire Department 1,842 $235.4K Very Low 1
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Risk Snapshot

16.3%
Poverty Rate
20.5%
Age 65+
19.0%
Disability Rate
7.9%
Uninsured
46.1%
Pre-1980 Housing
20.2%
Mobile Homes
12.8%
Vacancy Rate
6.9%
Wood Heat
$50,549
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

8
Last 10 Years
14
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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