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Clarke County, AL

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 67.5 Relatively High

22,543
Population
14
Departments
19
Stations
9
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
0.23
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
41st highest of 67
Life Safety per 100k
1.04
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
30th highest of 67
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$10.1M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
36th highest of 67
Property Loss per Resident
$447
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
10th highest of 67

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 Clarke County, the largest single contributor is Tornado, 30% of the life-safety total.

Clarke County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $10.1M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 67 Alabama counties. Nationally, Clarke County ranks 1773rd of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 1677th for life safety per 100k residents, 1505th for property loss, and 1042nd 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

76%
24%
Property (buildings): $10.1M (75.7%)
Life safety: $3.2M (24.0%)
Agriculture: $40K (0.3%)

Total expected annual loss: $13,317,190 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)

Tornado
$967K
Cold Wave
$869K
Heat Wave
$587K
Lightning
$328K
Hurricane
$153K
Strong Wind
$130K

By property loss ($/yr)

Hurricane
$5.2M
Inland Flooding
$3.7M
Tornado
$806K
Earthquake
$165K
Strong Wind
$87K
Hail
$44K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Clarke 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

93%
Combination: 7% (1)
Volunteer: 93% (13)
Residents per Station
1,186
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
84.3
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 14 departments registered in NERIS Public for Clarke County, AL. 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 Clarke 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 14 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Antioch Fire Department 26,925 $4.0M Very High 1
City Of Bayou La Batre Fire Department 28,808 $3.1M Very High 2
South Marengo Fire & Rescue Squad 11,355 $2.0M Relatively High 2
Pine Hill Volunteer Fire Department 13,678 $1.8M Relatively High 1
Fulton Volunteer Fire Department 11,307 $1.7M Relatively High 2
Pleasant Hill Volunteer Fire Department 7,954 $1.6M Very High 1
Coffeeville Volunteer Fire Department 10,448 $1.4M Relatively High 1
Jackson Fire Department 10,007 $1.4M Relatively High 3
Winn Volunteer Fire Department 9,482 $1.3M Relatively High 2
Finchburg Volunteer Fire Department 11,410 $1.2M Relatively High 1
Grove Hill Fire Rescue Volunteer Department 6,425 $887.7K Relatively High 1
Little River Volunteer Fire Rescue Department 7,042 $842.8K Very High 0
Salitpa Volunteer Fire Department 4,637 $611.7K Relatively High 1
West Bend-Bethel Volunteer Fire Department 2,195 $284.6K Relatively Low 1
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Risk Snapshot

20.1%
Poverty Rate
21.1%
Age 65+
20.5%
Disability Rate
7.5%
Uninsured
48.6%
Pre-1980 Housing
25.6%
Mobile Homes
28.3%
Vacancy Rate
1.5%
Wood Heat
$48,201
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

9
Last 10 Years
20
Last 25 Years
Hurricane
Most Frequent

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