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Davis County, IA

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 98.4 Very High

9,157
Population
4
Departments
4
Stations
2
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
0.18
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
61st highest of 99
Life Safety per 100k
1.95
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
23rd highest of 99
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$3.7M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
79th highest of 99
Property Loss per Resident
$404
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
48th highest of 99

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 Davis County, the largest single contributor is Tornado, 44% of the life-safety total.

Davis County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $3.7M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 99 Iowa counties. Nationally, Davis County ranks 2087th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 654th for life safety per 100k residents, 2535th for property loss, and 1208th 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

33%
22%
45%
Property (buildings): $3.7M (32.9%)
Life safety: $2.4M (21.8%)
Agriculture: $5.1M (45.3%)

Total expected annual loss: $11,247,197 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.

Agriculture is 45% of expected annual loss in Davis County, so total loss overstates property loss here. The property figure above counts building loss only.

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
$1.1M
Heat Wave
$820K
Lightning
$204K
Strong Wind
$178K
Cold Wave
$95K
Hail
$21K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$2.4M
Tornado
$584K
Strong Wind
$366K
Hail
$107K
Wildfire
$99K
Earthquake
$54K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Davis 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

75%
25%
Volunteer: 75% (3)
Unreported: 25% (1)
Residents per Station
2,289
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
43.7
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 4 departments registered in NERIS Public for Davis County, IA. 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 Davis 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 4 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Bloomfield Volunteer Fire Department 9,157 $2.4M Very High 1
Floris Volunteer Fire Department 9,157 $2.4M Very High 1
Pulaski Volunteer Fire Department 9,157 $2.4M Very High 1
Drakesville Volunteer Fire Department 4,910 $1.3M Very High 1
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Risk Snapshot

7.2%
Poverty Rate
18.1%
Age 65+
11.9%
Disability Rate
25.1%
Uninsured
64.8%
Pre-1980 Housing
7.8%
Mobile Homes
11.4%
Vacancy Rate
16.2%
Wood Heat
$78,024
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

4
Last 10 Years
13
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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