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Ozaukee County, WI

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 44.6 Relatively Moderate

92,966
Population
10
Departments
12
Stations
22
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
0.92
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
28th highest of 72
Life Safety per 100k
0.99
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
64th highest of 72
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$20.3M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
23rd highest of 72
Property Loss per Resident
$218
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
59th highest of 72

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 Ozaukee County, the largest single contributor is Cold Wave, 70% of the life-safety total.

Ozaukee County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $20.3M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 72 Wisconsin counties. Nationally, Ozaukee County ranks 637th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 1753rd for life safety per 100k residents, 886th for property loss, and 2618th for property loss per resident. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.

Add fire mortality, cause, and loss

Natural hazard exposure is only part of the risk. Fire deaths and injuries, cause of ignition, and dollar loss per incident come from NERIS incident reporting, which grows as departments serving Ozaukee County enroll. Our Regional tier adds that data for the departments your jurisdiction sponsors, next to public risk and NERIS adoption for every department in Ozaukee County.

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Loss Breakdown

61%
38%
Property (buildings): $20.3M (61.4%)
Life safety: $12.6M (38.1%)
Agriculture: $185K (0.6%)

Total expected annual loss: $33,062,397 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
$8.9M
Tornado
$1.9M
Heat Wave
$994K
Strong Wind
$326K
Lightning
$233K
Hail
$137K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$17.2M
Tornado
$1.6M
Hail
$1.0M
Strong Wind
$258K
Lightning
$110K
Earthquake
$83K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Ozaukee 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

60%
20%
20%
Combination: 60% (6)
Volunteer: 20% (2)
Unreported: 20% (2)
Residents per Station
7,747
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
12.9
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 10 departments registered in NERIS Public for Ozaukee 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 Ozaukee 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 10 departments
Department ▲ Est. Population ▲ Life-Safety Loss ▼ NRI Rating ▲ Stations ▲
Portage Fire Department 36,483 $6.7M Very High 1
Ozaukee Central Fire Department 23,871 $3.1M Relatively Low 2
Cedarburg Fire Department 19,019 $2.5M Relatively Moderate 2
Port Washington Fire Department 14,390 $1.9M Relatively Low 1
Cedar Grove Fire Department 11,361 $1.3M Relatively Low 1
Newburg Fire Department INC 6,389 $939.2K Relatively Moderate 1
Fredonia Fire Department 4,345 $611.8K Relatively High 1
Belgium Fire Department 3,998 $543.1K Relatively Moderate 1
Waubeka Fire Department, Inc. 1,952 $273.9K Relatively High 1
Village Of Random Lake 2,461 $265.9K Relatively Low 1
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Risk Snapshot

5.0%
Poverty Rate
21.6%
Age 65+
10.1%
Disability Rate
2.5%
Uninsured
53.7%
Pre-1980 Housing
0.3%
Mobile Homes
3.9%
Vacancy Rate
0.8%
Wood Heat
$106,519
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

3
Last 10 Years
7
Last 25 Years
Flood
Most Frequent

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