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Brown County, WI

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 56.1 Relatively Moderate

270,892
Population
19
Departments
38
Stations
58
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
2.57
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
5th highest of 72
Life Safety per 100k
0.95
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
66th highest of 72
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$67.4M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
4th highest of 72
Property Loss per Resident
$249
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
52nd highest of 72

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 Brown County, the largest single contributor is Cold Wave, 71% of the life-safety total.

Brown County carries an expected 3 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $67.4M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 72 Wisconsin counties. Nationally, Brown County ranks 211th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 1820th for life safety per 100k residents, 312th for property loss, and 2318th 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

65%
34%
Property (buildings): $67.4M (65.0%)
Life safety: $35.2M (34.0%)
Agriculture: $1.1M (1.0%)

Total expected annual loss: $103,663,474 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)

Cold Wave
$24.9M
Tornado
$5.7M
Lightning
$2.2M
Heat Wave
$1.5M
Hail
$378K
Winter Weather
$289K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$57.2M
Tornado
$6.2M
Hail
$3.6M
Earthquake
$109K
Lightning
$105K
Strong Wind
$82K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Brown 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

16%
26%
58%
Career: 16% (3)
Combination: 26% (5)
Volunteer: 58% (11)
Residents per Station
7,129
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
14.0
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 19 departments registered in NERIS Public for Brown County, WI. 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 Brown 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 19 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Green Bay Metro Fire Department 136,752 $17.9M Relatively Moderate 9
Luxemburg Fire Department 38,404 $7.9M Relatively High 1
Monroe Fire Department 32,964 $6.7M Relatively High 2
De Pere Fire Rescue 26,879 $3.6M Relatively High 2
Morrison Volunteer Fire Department 22,089 $2.8M Relatively High 1
Village Of Howard Fire Department 19,883 $2.5M Relatively Moderate 2
Denmark Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 19,651 $2.5M Relatively High 2
Wrightstown Fire Department 19,468 $2.4M Relatively High 1
Ashwaubenon Public Safety 18,513 $2.4M Relatively Moderate 2
Pulaski Tri-County Fire Department, Inc. 11,866 $1.9M Relatively High 1
Hobart Fire Department 13,846 $1.8M Relatively Moderate 2
Suamico Fire Department 12,985 $1.7M Relatively High 3
Greenleaf Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 12,191 $1.5M Relatively High 1
Ledgeview Fire Department 10,230 $1.3M Very High 2
Wayside Volunteer Fire Department 7,579 $1.1M Relatively Moderate 1
Lawrence Fire Department 7,924 $1.0M Relatively Low 3
New Franken Fire Department 7,291 $934.7K Relatively Moderate 1
Austin Straubel International Airport Fire Department 6,106 $808.7K Relatively Moderate 1
Kellnersville Fire Department 5,709 $721.4K Relatively High 1
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Risk Snapshot

9.1%
Poverty Rate
16.4%
Age 65+
11.8%
Disability Rate
5.1%
Uninsured
48.3%
Pre-1980 Housing
1.4%
Mobile Homes
3.9%
Vacancy Rate
0.8%
Wood Heat
$83,871
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

3
Last 10 Years
5
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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