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Tarrant County, TX

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 49.1 Relatively Moderate

2.2M
Population
41
Departments
237
Stations
449
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
14.4
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
5th highest of 254
Life Safety per 100k
0.66
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
225th highest of 254
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$410.8M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
3rd highest of 254
Property Loss per Resident
$190
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
210th highest of 254

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 Tarrant County, the largest single contributor is Tornado, 48% of the life-safety total.

Tarrant County carries an expected 14 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $410.8M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 254 Texas counties. Nationally, Tarrant County ranks 24th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2289th for life safety per 100k residents, 24th for property loss, and 2855th for property loss per resident. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.

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Loss Breakdown

68%
32%
Property (buildings): $410.8M (67.6%)
Life safety: $197.2M (32.4%)
Agriculture: $88K (0.0%)

Total expected annual loss: $608,073,717 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)

Tornado
$94.4M
Heat Wave
$50.2M
Cold Wave
$28.9M
Inland Flooding
$17.9M
Lightning
$1.4M
Earthquake
$1.1M

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$240.2M
Hail
$112.0M
Tornado
$49.8M
Earthquake
$3.0M
Ice Storm
$1.9M
Wildfire
$1.5M

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Tarrant 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

73%
12%
15%
Career: 73% (30)
Combination: 12% (5)
Volunteer: 15% (6)
Residents per Station
9,145
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
10.9
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 41 departments registered in NERIS Public for Tarrant County, TX. 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 Tarrant 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 41 departments
Department ▲ Est. Population ▲ Life-Safety Loss ▼ NRI Rating ▲ Stations ▲
Fort Worth Fire Department 919,408 $82.7M Relatively Moderate 68
Arlington Fire Department 383,138 $36.4M Relatively Moderate 41
Grand Prairie Fire Department 194,208 $26.1M Relatively Moderate 11
Burleson Fire Department 74,269 $13.7M Relatively High 3
Flower Mound Fire Department 82,346 $13.3M Relatively Moderate 11
Mansfield Fire Rescue 80,063 $7.5M Relatively Moderate 7
Briaroaks Fire Department 50,308 $7.5M Relatively High 3
Cresson Fire Department 45,387 $6.3M Relatively High 4
North Richland Hills Fire Department 66,800 $6.0M Relatively Moderate 11
Euless Fire Department 57,189 $5.4M Relatively Moderate 4
Eagle Mountain Fire/ Ems 36,550 $4.7M Relatively High 3
Haltom City Fire/Rescue 41,682 $4.7M Relatively Moderate 7
Bedford Fire Department 45,289 $4.3M Relatively Low 3
Grapevine Fire Department 46,825 $4.2M Relatively Moderate 11
Benbrook Fire Department 38,488 $3.6M Relatively Moderate 2
Keller Fire-Rescue 38,721 $3.4M Relatively Moderate 4
Hurst Fire Department 34,852 $3.3M Relatively Moderate 3
Azle Fire Department 24,430 $3.1M Relatively Moderate 1
Southlake Fire Department 31,604 $2.9M Relatively High 3
La Junta Volunteer Fire Department 18,599 $2.7M Relatively Moderate 1
Crowley Fire Department 32,220 $2.5M Relatively Moderate 3
White Settlement Fire Department 25,442 $2.5M Relatively Moderate 1
Colleyville Fire Department 26,187 $2.4M Relatively High 4
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Fire Services 17,398 $2.1M Relatively High 5
Saginaw Fire Department 25,168 $2.0M Relatively Moderate 3
Watauga Fire Department 19,593 $1.9M Relatively Moderate 2
Haslet Fire Department 19,634 $1.7M Relatively Moderate 1
Everman Fire Department 11,782 $1.3M Relatively High 2
Forest Hill Fire Department 12,019 $1.2M Relatively Moderate 1
Lake Worth Fire Department 12,603 $1.2M Relatively Moderate 0
Richland Hills Fire/Rescue 9,112 $1.1M Relatively High 1
Rhome Volunteer Fire Department 14,155 $1.0M Relatively Moderate 1
Kennedale Fire Department 10,978 $1.0M Relatively Moderate 1
Westlake Fire-Ems Department 7,536 $716.1K Relatively Moderate 1
River Oaks Volunteer Fire Department 6,057 $507.5K Very High 1
Trophy Club Fire Department 2,599 $420.7K Very High 2
Sansom Park Fire Department 4,438 $378.5K Relatively Moderate 1
Edgecliff Village Fire Department 3,147 $349.4K Relatively Moderate 2
Pantego Fire Department 2,422 $293.4K Relatively High 1
Dalworthington Gardens Department Of Public Safety 1,923 $238.2K Relatively Moderate 1
Blue Mound Fire Department 849 $70.6K Relatively High 2
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Risk Snapshot

11.1%
Poverty Rate
12.3%
Age 65+
10.5%
Disability Rate
16.7%
Uninsured
32.6%
Pre-1980 Housing
1.8%
Mobile Homes
7.2%
Vacancy Rate
0.1%
Wood Heat
$94,314
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

6
Last 10 Years
18
Last 25 Years
Hurricane
Most Frequent

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