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Martin County, FL

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 85.3 Very High

162,176
Population
6
Departments
53
Stations
43
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
0.75
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
29th highest of 67
Life Safety per 100k
0.46
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
33rd highest of 67
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$106.3M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
21st highest of 67
Property Loss per Resident
$656
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
9th 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 Martin County, the largest single contributor is Hurricane, 60% of the life-safety total.

Martin County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $106.3M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 67 Florida counties. Nationally, Martin County ranks 767th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2622nd for life safety per 100k residents, 198th for property loss, and 480th 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

89%
9%
Property (buildings): $106.3M (89.1%)
Life safety: $10.3M (8.6%)
Agriculture: $2.8M (2.3%)

Total expected annual loss: $119,366,001 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)

Hurricane
$6.1M
Lightning
$1.6M
Tornado
$1.0M
Heat Wave
$656K
Strong Wind
$495K
Coastal Flooding
$137K

By property loss ($/yr)

Hurricane
$83.8M
Inland Flooding
$18.2M
Tornado
$1.4M
Wildfire
$1.0M
Coastal Flooding
$929K
Strong Wind
$845K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Martin 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

83%
17%
Career: 83% (5)
Combination: 17% (1)
Residents per Station
3,060
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
32.7
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 6 departments registered in NERIS Public for Martin County, FL. 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 Martin 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 6 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
St. Lucie County Fire Distrtict 358,940 $20.6M Very High 20
Jupiter Island Public Safety Department - Fire Rescue 122,846 $7.8M Very High 0
Martin County Fire Rescue 122,846 $7.8M Very High 22
Okeechobee County Fire Rescue 40,816 $1.9M Very High 7
Okeechobee Fire Department 40,816 $1.9M Very High 1
City Of Stuart Fire Rescue 14,576 $865.8K Very High 3
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Risk Snapshot

11.3%
Poverty Rate
32.2%
Age 65+
14.2%
Disability Rate
10.5%
Uninsured
33.5%
Pre-1980 Housing
8.8%
Mobile Homes
18.4%
Vacancy Rate
0.1%
Wood Heat
$89,347
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

15
Last 10 Years
28
Last 25 Years
Hurricane
Most Frequent

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