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Mercer County, WV

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 52.3 Relatively Moderate

58,563
Population
13
Departments
17
Stations
16
Census Tracts

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

Cold Wave
$2.9M
Strong Wind
$363.6K
Lightning
$273.7K
Riverine Flooding
$256.9K
Earthquake
$138.3K

Department Rankings

Fire and EMS departments serving Mercer 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 13 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
East River Volunteer Fire Department 22,393 $1.5M Relatively Moderate 1
Montcalm Volunteer Fire Department 20,308 $1.5M Relatively Moderate 1
Green Valley - Glenwood Volunteer Fire Department 17,325 $1.4M Relatively High 1
Bluefield Fire Department 12,428 $955.9K Relatively Moderate 2
Athens Volunteer Fire Department 11,477 $842.8K Relatively Moderate 1
Matoaka Volunteer Fire Department 8,831 $667.8K Relatively Moderate 2
Oakvale Volunteer Fire Department 8,566 $605.0K Relatively Moderate 1
Pipestem Volunteer Fire Department 3,778 $593.0K Relatively High 1
Bluestone Valley Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 7,654 $562.1K Relatively Moderate 1
Bluewell Volunteer Fire Department 6,368 $452.6K Relatively Moderate 2
Bramwell Volunteer Fire Department 6,368 $452.6K Relatively Moderate 1
Princeton Fire Department 4,675 $283.3K Relatively Low 2
Glen Lyn Volunteer Fire Department 5,346 $241.4K Relatively High 1
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Risk Snapshot

16.5%
Poverty Rate
22.9%
Age 65+
23.3%
Disability Rate
4.9%
Uninsured
59.8%
Pre-1980 Housing
20.2%
Mobile Homes
17.5%
Vacancy Rate
4.5%
Wood Heat
$55,186
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

5
Last 10 Years
19
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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