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Putnam County, FL

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 74.8 Relatively High

75,164
Population
15
Departments
29
Stations
17
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
0.32
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
41st highest of 67
Life Safety per 100k
0.43
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
41st highest of 67
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$24.2M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
39th highest of 67
Property Loss per Resident
$322
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
35th 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 Putnam County, the largest single contributor is Tornado, 43% of the life-safety total.

Putnam County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $24.2M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 67 Florida counties. Nationally, Putnam County ranks 1458th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2701st for life safety per 100k residents, 751st for property loss, and 1684th 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

82%
15%
Property (buildings): $24.2M (82.4%)
Life safety: $4.4M (15.0%)
Agriculture: $770K (2.6%)

Total expected annual loss: $29,385,118 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
$1.9M
Lightning
$559K
Heat Wave
$549K
Hurricane
$541K
Strong Wind
$466K
Cold Wave
$146K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$12.3M
Hurricane
$9.7M
Wildfire
$919K
Tornado
$723K
Coastal Flooding
$306K
Earthquake
$125K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Putnam 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

27%
67%
Career: 7% (1)
Combination: 27% (4)
Volunteer: 67% (10)
Residents per Station
2,592
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
38.6
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 15 departments registered in NERIS Public for Putnam 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 Putnam 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 15 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Clay County Department of Public Safety - Fire Rescue 217,796 $9.0M Relatively Moderate 14
Keystone Heights Volunteer Fire Department 216,437 $8.9M Relatively Moderate 0
Penney Farms Volunteer Fire Department 216,437 $8.9M Relatively Moderate 1
Crescent City Fire Department 70,416 $4.2M Relatively High 1
Florahome-Grandin Volunteer Fire Department 70,416 $4.2M Relatively High 1
George's Lake Area Volunteer Fire Department 70,416 $4.2M Relatively High 1
Hollister Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 70,416 $4.2M Relatively High 1
Interlachen Fire Department 70,416 $4.2M Relatively High 1
Interlachen Lakes Estates Unit 16-17 Volunteer Fire Department 70,416 $4.2M Relatively High 1
Pomona Park & Lake Como Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 70,416 $4.2M Relatively High 2
Satsuma Volunteer Fire Department 70,416 $4.2M Relatively High 1
Southwest Volunteer Fire Department 70,416 $4.2M Relatively High 1
West Putnam Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 70,416 $4.2M Relatively High 1
City Of Palatka Fire Department 20,248 $1.1M Relatively High 2
Melrose Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 19,647 $1.1M Relatively Moderate 1
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Risk Snapshot

23.4%
Poverty Rate
23.8%
Age 65+
19.8%
Disability Rate
14.1%
Uninsured
39.2%
Pre-1980 Housing
43.7%
Mobile Homes
15.4%
Vacancy Rate
0.5%
Wood Heat
$50,180
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

22
Last 10 Years
32
Last 25 Years
Hurricane
Most Frequent

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