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Faulkner County, AR

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 75.9 Relatively High

127,717
Population
20
Departments
38
Stations
28
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
2.68
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
4th highest of 75
Life Safety per 100k
2.10
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
18th highest of 75
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$37.6M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
6th highest of 75
Property Loss per Resident
$294
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
60th highest of 75

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 Faulkner County, the largest single contributor is Tornado, 53% of the life-safety total.

Faulkner County carries an expected 3 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $37.6M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 75 Arkansas counties. Nationally, Faulkner County ranks 203rd of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 581st for life safety per 100k residents, 492nd for property loss, and 1896th 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

50%
49%
Property (buildings): $37.6M (50.3%)
Life safety: $36.7M (49.0%)
Agriculture: $513K (0.7%)

Total expected annual loss: $74,801,494 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
$19.6M
Earthquake
$6.7M
Heat Wave
$4.4M
Strong Wind
$2.6M
Cold Wave
$1.2M
Inland Flooding
$900K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$20.4M
Earthquake
$8.6M
Ice Storm
$3.6M
Tornado
$3.4M
Hail
$404K
Wildfire
$316K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Faulkner 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

10%
10%
75%
Career: 10% (2)
Combination: 10% (2)
Volunteer: 75% (15)
Unreported: 5% (1)
Residents per Station
3,361
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
29.8
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 20 departments registered in NERIS Public for Faulkner County, AR. 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 Faulkner 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 20 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Conway Fire-Rescue 72,663 $21.0M Relatively High 8
Greenbrier Fire Department 21,840 $6.1M Relatively High 4
Liberty Volunteer Fire Department 19,738 $5.4M Relatively High 3
Enola Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 17,497 $4.7M Relatively High 3
Saltillo Fire Protection District 14,896 $4.5M Relatively High 0
Vilonia Fire Department 14,449 $3.9M Relatively High 1
Wescon Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 13,952 $3.6M Relatively High 1
Mount Vernon Volunteer Fire/Rescue 19,109 $3.6M Relatively High 2
Quitman Volunteer Fire Department 13,354 $3.5M Relatively High 1
El Paso Volunteer Fire Department 13,756 $3.3M Relatively High 1
Mayflower Fire/Rescue Department 10,005 $3.0M Very High 2
Pine Village Volunteer Fire Department 10,233 $2.8M Relatively High 1
Beaverfork Volunteer Fire Department 8,789 $2.1M Relatively High 1
Camp Robinson Army Fire & Emergency Services 9,898 $2.0M Very High 2
Guy Comm. Inc. Volunteer Fire Department 6,252 $1.8M Relatively High 2
Rose Bud Area Volunteer Fire Department 7,793 $1.8M Relatively High 1
Centerville Volunteer Fire Department 5,866 $1.8M Relatively High 2
Damascus Fire Department 6,821 $1.7M Relatively High 1
Hilltop Fire District #51 4,953 $1.3M Relatively High 2
Twin Groves Volunteer Fire Department 3,089 $903.7K Relatively High 0
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Risk Snapshot

14.5%
Poverty Rate
13.7%
Age 65+
14.4%
Disability Rate
7.1%
Uninsured
18.4%
Pre-1980 Housing
10.0%
Mobile Homes
8.1%
Vacancy Rate
1.4%
Wood Heat
$69,007
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

10
Last 10 Years
16
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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