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Kanawha County, WV

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 75.7 Relatively High

176,537
Population
32
Departments
66
Stations
57
Census Tracts

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

Riverine Flooding
$6.0M
Heat Wave
$3.1M
Lightning
$1.1M
Strong Wind
$930.2K
Cold Wave
$382.4K

Department Rankings

Fire and EMS departments serving Kanawha 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 32 departments
Department ▲ Est. Population ▲ Life-Safety Loss ▼ NRI Rating ▲ Stations ▲
Frame Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 35,133 $3.0M Relatively High 1
Charleston Fire Department 48,419 $2.9M Relatively High 9
Hurricane Volunteer Fire Department 36,316 $2.4M Relatively High 3
Sissonville Fire Department, Inc. 30,530 $2.1M Relatively High 3
Route 34 Volunteer Fire Department 23,924 $1.5M Relatively High 2
Teays Valley Volunteer Fire Department 27,113 $1.4M Relatively High 2
Clendenin Volunteer Fire Department 18,608 $1.4M Relatively High 1
Montgomery Fire Department 10,931 $1.2M Very High 1
Dunbar Fire Department 15,873 $1.2M Relatively High 4
Malden Volunteer Fire Department Inc. 11,329 $1.1M Relatively High 1
Tyler Mountain Volunteer Fire Department 20,415 $1.1M Relatively Moderate 1
Cabin Creek Volunteer Fire Department 8,215 $1.0M Very High 1
West Side Volunteer Fire Department 14,186 $986.7K Relatively High 1
Alum Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 9,575 $974.9K Relatively High 3
Belle Fire Department 8,585 $971.9K Very High 2
Marmet Fire Department 10,040 $911.5K Relatively High 1
Pinch Volunteer Fire Department 13,548 $858.5K Relatively High 2
Nitro Fire Department 11,770 $824.4K Relatively High 2
South Charleston Fire Department 13,576 $788.7K Relatively High 10
Loudendale Volunteer Fire Department 9,039 $704.7K Relatively High 1
Lakewood Volunteer Fire Department 10,863 $701.6K Relatively High 1
Westside Volunteer Fire Department Inc. #2 6,852 $686.3K Relatively High 1
Chesapeake Volunteer Fire Department 4,684 $599.7K Very High 2
East Bank Volunteer Fire Department 4,684 $599.7K Very High 2
Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department 5,624 $440.6K Relatively High 1
Cedar Grove Volunteer Fire Department 4,016 $424.7K Very High 1
Glasgow Volunteer Fire Department 4,016 $424.7K Very High 1
Handley Community Volunteer Fire Department 3,531 $413.3K Very High 1
Pratt Community Volunteer Fire Department 3,531 $413.3K Very High 1
Saint Albans Fire Department 5,522 $288.4K Relatively High 2
Institute Volunteer Fire Department 4,352 $245.7K Relatively High 1
Rand Volunteer Fire Department 575 $49.4K Very High 1
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Risk Snapshot

15.7%
Poverty Rate
22.1%
Age 65+
19.6%
Disability Rate
4.9%
Uninsured
70.0%
Pre-1980 Housing
9.5%
Mobile Homes
15.4%
Vacancy Rate
1.3%
Wood Heat
$63,809
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

8
Last 10 Years
25
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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