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Juneau County, WI

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 90.0 Very High

26,689
Population
15
Departments
19
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, separate from agriculture.

Natural Hazard Life Safety
0.78
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
35th highest of 72
Life Safety per 100k
2.92
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
10th highest of 72
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$13.2M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
33rd highest of 72
Property Loss per Resident
$496
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
6th 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 Juneau County, the largest single contributor is Heat Wave, 49% of the life-safety total.

Juneau County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $13.2M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 72 Wisconsin counties. Nationally, Juneau County ranks 741st of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 326th for life safety per 100k residents, 1250th for property loss, and 874th 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

54%
44%
Property (buildings): $13.2M (54.5%)
Life safety: $10.7M (44.0%)
Agriculture: $377K (1.6%)

Total expected annual loss: $24,279,220 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)

Heat Wave
$5.2M
Cold Wave
$4.1M
Tornado
$770K
Strong Wind
$325K
Lightning
$196K
Hail
$50K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$10.9M
Hail
$1.1M
Tornado
$1.0M
Strong Wind
$122K
Wildfire
$29K
Lightning
$22K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Juneau 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

80%
13%
Career: 7% (1)
Volunteer: 80% (12)
Unreported: 13% (2)
Residents per Station
1,405
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
71.2
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 15 departments registered in NERIS Public for Juneau 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 Juneau 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 15 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Elkhorn Area Fire Department 70,061 $16.0M Relatively Moderate 1
Mauston Fire Department 20,220 $8.1M Very High 1
Kilbourn Fire Department 21,378 $5.9M Very High 1
Reedsburg Fire Department 29,344 $5.4M Relatively High 3
HILLSBORO VOL FIRE DEPT 11,988 $5.4M Very High 1
New Lisbon Fire Department 12,150 $4.9M Very High 1
Elroy Area Fire Department 11,453 $4.0M Very High 1
Lebanon Fire Department 14,511 $4.0M Relatively High 1
Camp Douglas Fire Department 8,616 $3.5M Very High 1
Wonewoc Volunteer Fire Department 8,828 $3.2M Relatively High 1
Town of Rome Fire Department 10,546 $2.7M Very High 2
Cutler Volunteer Fire Company 6,562 $2.6M Very High 1
Big Flats Volunteer Fire Department 6,084 $2.0M Relatively High 2
Union Center Fire Department 3,408 $1.3M Very High 1
Armenia Fire Department 2,935 $1.1M Very High 1
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Risk Snapshot

13.0%
Poverty Rate
21.8%
Age 65+
17.1%
Disability Rate
5.4%
Uninsured
48.6%
Pre-1980 Housing
18.5%
Mobile Homes
25.8%
Vacancy Rate
7.1%
Wood Heat
$66,185
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

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

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