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Bland County, VA

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 84.9 Relatively High

6,199
Population
7
Departments
9
Stations
2
Census Tracts

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

Cold Wave
$1.5M
Strong Wind
$35.4K
Riverine Flooding
$25.6K
Landslide
$23.2K
Lightning
$22.6K

Department Rankings

Fire and EMS departments serving Bland 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 7 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Rural Retreat Volunteer Fire Department 15,573 $3.8M Relatively Moderate 1
Bland County Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 6,199 $1.7M Relatively High 2
Rocky Gap Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 6,199 $1.7M Relatively High 2
East River Volunteer Fire Department 22,393 $1.5M Relatively Moderate 1
Hollybrook Mechanicsburg Volunteer Fire Department 4,001 $964.0K Relatively High 1
Ceres Volunteer Fire Department 2,198 $689.5K Relatively High 1
Oakvale Volunteer Fire Department 8,566 $605.0K Relatively Moderate 1
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Risk Snapshot

13.6%
Poverty Rate
24.9%
Age 65+
16.0%
Disability Rate
5.0%
Uninsured
43.9%
Pre-1980 Housing
25.7%
Mobile Homes
26.0%
Vacancy Rate
13.4%
Wood Heat
$61,239
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

7
Last 10 Years
11
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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