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Sebastian County, AR

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 69.4 Relatively High

128,900
Population
26
Departments
64
Stations
31
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
1.75
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
6th highest of 75
Life Safety per 100k
1.36
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
44th highest of 75
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$33.3M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
7th highest of 75
Property Loss per Resident
$258
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
66th 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 Sebastian County, the largest single contributor is Heat Wave, 31% of the life-safety total.

Sebastian County carries an expected 2 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $33.3M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 75 Arkansas counties. Nationally, Sebastian County ranks 336th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 1186th for life safety per 100k residents, 539th for property loss, and 2225th 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

57%
41%
Property (buildings): $33.3M (57.0%)
Life safety: $24.0M (41.1%)
Agriculture: $1.1M (1.9%)

Total expected annual loss: $58,429,445 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)

Heat Wave
$7.5M
Tornado
$6.5M
Cold Wave
$5.0M
Inland Flooding
$2.1M
Lightning
$1.3M
Earthquake
$762K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$22.3M
Ice Storm
$3.8M
Tornado
$3.3M
Earthquake
$1.8M
Wildfire
$1.1M
Hail
$370K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Sebastian 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

69%
15%
Career: 8% (2)
Combination: 8% (2)
Volunteer: 69% (18)
Unreported: 15% (4)
Residents per Station
2,014
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
49.7
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 26 departments registered in NERIS Public for Sebastian 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 Sebastian 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 26 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
188Th Fighter Wing Fire Department 90,331 $17.1M Relatively High 0
Fort Smith Fire Department 87,985 $16.7M Relatively High 12
Van Buren Fire Department 26,106 $4.7M Relatively High 5
Crawford County District 7 22,847 $4.2M Very High 2
Greenwood Rural Fire Rescue Department 18,018 $3.4M Relatively High 1
White Bluff - Rye Hill Volunteer Fire Department 18,919 $3.2M Relatively High 3
Barling Fire Department 18,225 $3.1M Relatively High 2
Big Creek Fire Department 17,068 $3.1M Very High 2
Mulberry Fire Department 16,912 $3.0M Very High 7
Butterfield District 5 Volunteer Fire Department 17,422 $2.9M Relatively High 7
City Of Greenwood Fire Department 14,634 $2.8M Relatively High 4
Emp Rural Fire Department 13,732 $2.6M Relatively High 2
Milltown/Washburn Rural Fire Department 12,395 $2.3M Relatively High 3
Huntington Fire Department 11,782 $2.2M Relatively High 1
Jenny Lind Fire Department 11,477 $2.1M Very High 1
Riverdale Rural Volunteer Fire Department 11,307 $2.0M Very High 1
Fire District Number Six Of Crawford County, Inc. 10,963 $2.0M Very High 1
Hackett Volunteer Fire Department 9,860 $1.9M Very High 1
Charleston Volunteer Fire Department 6,777 $1.2M Very High 3
Bonanza Fire Department 6,476 $1.2M Very High 1
Hartford Fire Department 6,021 $1.1M Relatively High 1
Midland Rural Volunteer Fire Departmnet 6,021 $1.1M Relatively High 1
Central City Volunteer Fire Department 6,137 $1.1M Very High 1
Lavaca Volunteer Fire Department 6,085 $1.1M Very High 1
Sugarloaf/Slaytonville Fire Department 3,384 $670.1K Relatively High 1
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Risk Snapshot

16.0%
Poverty Rate
17.0%
Age 65+
22.4%
Disability Rate
10.5%
Uninsured
49.0%
Pre-1980 Housing
3.6%
Mobile Homes
9.2%
Vacancy Rate
1.2%
Wood Heat
$60,503
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

8
Last 10 Years
13
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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