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Fulton County, AR

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 88.9 Very High

12,302
Population
16
Departments
24
Stations
4
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
0.21
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
51st highest of 75
Life Safety per 100k
1.74
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
29th highest of 75
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$6.3M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
49th highest of 75
Property Loss per Resident
$514
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
19th 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 Fulton County, the largest single contributor is Cold Wave, 27% of the life-safety total.

Fulton County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $6.3M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 75 Arkansas counties. Nationally, Fulton County ranks 1889th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 805th for life safety per 100k residents, 2016th for property loss, and 810th 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

68%
31%
Property (buildings): $6.3M (67.5%)
Life safety: $2.9M (31.2%)
Agriculture: $116K (1.2%)

Total expected annual loss: $9,357,668 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)

Cold Wave
$800K
Tornado
$754K
Heat Wave
$443K
Inland Flooding
$359K
Earthquake
$235K
Strong Wind
$156K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$2.9M
Ice Storm
$2.2M
Earthquake
$475K
Tornado
$432K
Strong Wind
$170K
Winter Weather
$34K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Fulton 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

19%
69%
12%
Combination: 19% (3)
Volunteer: 69% (11)
Unreported: 12% (2)
Residents per Station
513
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
195.1
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 16 departments registered in NERIS Public for Fulton 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 Fulton 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 16 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Wirth Fire Department 9,174 $3.5M Very High 1
9 Mile Ridge Volunteer Fire Department 12,124 $3.4M Very High 2
Cherokee Village Fire Department 9,703 $2.8M Very High 3
Hardy Fire Department 7,094 $2.4M Very High 4
Camp Volunteer Fire Department 9,881 $2.3M Very High 1
Salem Volunteer Fire Department 9,881 $2.3M Very High 1
Ash Flat Fire Department 7,449 $1.9M Very High 3
Glencoe Fire Department 6,866 $1.7M Very High 1
Morriston Fire Department 6,866 $1.7M Very High 2
Byron Volunteer Fire Department 6,319 $1.6M Very High 1
Sturkie Volunteer Fire Department 6,319 $1.6M Very High 1
Viola Fire/Rescue Department 6,319 $1.6M Very High 1
Rodney Volunteer Fire Protection District 8,462 $1.6M Very High 1
Mammoth Spring Volunteer Fire Department 5,983 $1.3M Very High 1
Horseshoe Bend Volunteer Fire Department 3,243 $654.2K Relatively High 1
Gepp Volunteer Fire Department 3,015 $608.8K Very High 0
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Risk Snapshot

18.0%
Poverty Rate
26.0%
Age 65+
26.1%
Disability Rate
6.6%
Uninsured
41.5%
Pre-1980 Housing
23.6%
Mobile Homes
23.6%
Vacancy Rate
10.7%
Wood Heat
$41,250
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

8
Last 10 Years
20
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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