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Marion County, AR

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 81.5 Very High

17,228
Population
13
Departments
26
Stations
5
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
0.24
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
43rd highest of 75
Life Safety per 100k
1.40
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
41st highest of 75
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$6.2M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
50th highest of 75
Property Loss per Resident
$360
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
47th 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 Marion County, the largest single contributor is Cold Wave, 33% of the life-safety total.

Marion County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $6.2M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 75 Arkansas counties. Nationally, Marion County ranks 1746th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 1136th for life safety per 100k residents, 2029th for property loss, and 1446th 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

64%
34%
Property (buildings): $6.2M (63.5%)
Life safety: $3.3M (33.8%)
Agriculture: $263K (2.7%)

Total expected annual loss: $9,774,006 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
$1.1M
Tornado
$574K
Inland Flooding
$512K
Heat Wave
$388K
Strong Wind
$283K
Lightning
$217K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$2.9M
Ice Storm
$2.3M
Tornado
$391K
Earthquake
$291K
Strong Wind
$179K
Wildfire
$60K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Marion 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

85%
Combination: 8% (1)
Volunteer: 85% (11)
Unreported: 8% (1)
Residents per Station
663
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
150.9
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 13 departments registered in NERIS Public for Marion 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 Marion 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
Lead Hill Volunteer Fire Department 12,026 $2.7M Very High 3
Yellville Fire & Rescue 11,584 $2.4M Very High 1
Summit Volunteer Fire Department 9,704 $2.0M Relatively High 2
Oakland/Promise Land Volunteer Fire Department 9,648 $1.7M Relatively High 3
Rea Valley Fire Protection District 8,066 $1.6M Very High 2
Pyatt Rural Fire & Defense Association 7,819 $1.6M Very High 2
Fairview Volunteer Fire Department 6,988 $1.4M Very High 1
Ralph-Caney Rural Fire Department 6,314 $1.2M Very High 2
Lakeway Fire Department 5,939 $1.1M Relatively High 2
Flippin Fire Department 3,765 $808.2K Very High 1
Bull Shoals Volunteer Fire Department 3,223 $558.7K Relatively High 1
Peel Fire & Rescue 2,421 $356.4K Relatively Moderate 3
Pine Mountain Volunteer Fire Department 2,421 $356.4K Relatively Moderate 3
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Risk Snapshot

18.0%
Poverty Rate
29.0%
Age 65+
24.9%
Disability Rate
6.7%
Uninsured
40.9%
Pre-1980 Housing
17.0%
Mobile Homes
21.4%
Vacancy Rate
11.8%
Wood Heat
$47,778
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

9
Last 10 Years
21
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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