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Amherst County, VA

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 29.5 Relatively Low

31,485
Population
6
Departments
23
Stations
10
Census Tracts

Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)

Strong Wind
$489.3K
Lightning
$191.4K
Riverine Flooding
$168.2K
Tornado
$126.3K
Cold Wave
$92.8K

Department Rankings

Fire and EMS departments serving Amherst 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 6 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Lynchburg Fire Department 76,919 $2.1M Relatively Low 16
Monelison Volunteer Fire Department 31,485 $1.3M Relatively Low 3
South River District Volunteer Fire Department 12,625 $841.1K Relatively Moderate 1
Pedlar Volunteer Fire Department And Rescue Squad 13,492 $590.0K Relatively Moderate 1
Big Island Volunteer Fire Company 17,041 $560.5K Relatively Moderate 1
Gladstone Volunteer Fire Department 10,878 $411.9K Relatively Low 1
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Risk Snapshot

10.8%
Poverty Rate
21.8%
Age 65+
16.2%
Disability Rate
6.8%
Uninsured
52.9%
Pre-1980 Housing
11.5%
Mobile Homes
11.6%
Vacancy Rate
3.3%
Wood Heat
$69,209
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

4
Last 10 Years
9
Last 25 Years
Hurricane
Most Frequent

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