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Montgomery County, AL

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 50.2 Relatively Moderate

226,718
Population
18
Departments
53
Stations
71
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
1.57
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
9th highest of 67
Life Safety per 100k
0.69
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
55th highest of 67
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$65.4M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
6th highest of 67
Property Loss per Resident
$288
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
40th 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 Montgomery County, the largest single contributor is Tornado, 36% of the life-safety total.

Montgomery County carries an expected 2 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $65.4M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 67 Alabama counties. Nationally, Montgomery County ranks 372nd of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2235th for life safety per 100k residents, 318th for property loss, and 1948th 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

75%
25%
Property (buildings): $65.4M (74.9%)
Life safety: $21.5M (24.6%)
Agriculture: $363K (0.4%)

Total expected annual loss: $87,266,289 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
$7.7M
Heat Wave
$6.7M
Earthquake
$2.2M
Lightning
$1.9M
Strong Wind
$1.6M
Inland Flooding
$610K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$50.4M
Tornado
$5.6M
Earthquake
$4.1M
Hurricane
$3.8M
Strong Wind
$936K
Hail
$296K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Montgomery 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

22%
72%
Career: 6% (1)
Combination: 22% (4)
Volunteer: 72% (13)
Residents per Station
4,278
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
23.4
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 18 departments registered in NERIS Public for Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 18 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Montgomery Fire/Rescue 179,416 $17.5M Relatively Moderate 16
Greensboro Volunteer Fire Department 16,271 $2.6M Relatively Moderate 1
Millbrook Fire Department 35,866 $2.5M Relatively Moderate 3
Evergreen Fire And Rescue Department 22,406 $2.5M Relatively High 1
Bakerhill Volunteer Fire Department 20,614 $1.4M Relatively Low 1
Louisville Fire & Rescue 13,659 $1.4M Relatively Moderate 1
Pike Road Fire Department 15,877 $1.3M Relatively Low 7
Sandy Ridge Volunteer Fire Department 5,598 $1.3M Relatively High 1
Highland Home Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department, Inc. 12,378 $1.2M Relatively Moderate 1
Pintlala Volunteer Fire Department 11,990 $1.1M Relatively High 5
Snowdoun Volunteer Fire Department 11,780 $1.1M Relatively Moderate 3
Redland Volunteer Fire Department 16,144 $1.0M Relatively High 2
Autaugaville Volunteer Fire Department 10,111 $986.3K Relatively High 1
Greenwood-Fitzpatrick Volunteer Fire Department 9,681 $970.4K Relatively Moderate 2
Clio Volunteer Fire Department 8,812 $897.0K Relatively Moderate 2
Coosada Fire/Rescue Department 10,890 $750.6K Relatively Moderate 1
Rolling Hills Lakes Volunteer Fire Department 7,210 $675.0K Relatively Moderate 4
Shorter Volunteer Fire Department 4,217 $244.1K Very Low 1
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Risk Snapshot

19.9%
Poverty Rate
16.2%
Age 65+
16.5%
Disability Rate
10.3%
Uninsured
51.5%
Pre-1980 Housing
3.9%
Mobile Homes
13.9%
Vacancy Rate
0.2%
Wood Heat
$65,513
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

7
Last 10 Years
15
Last 25 Years
Hurricane
Most Frequent

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