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Lincoln County, ME

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 46.0 Relatively Moderate

36,099
Population
21
Departments
27
Stations
10
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
0.09
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
15th highest of 16
Life Safety per 100k
0.25
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
13th highest of 16
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$9.3M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
13th highest of 16
Property Loss per Resident
$259
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
7th highest of 16

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 Lincoln County, the largest single contributor is Cold Wave, 25% of the life-safety total.

Lincoln County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $9.3M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 16 Maine counties. Nationally, Lincoln County ranks 2680th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 3083rd for life safety per 100k residents, 1583rd for property loss, and 2218th 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

87%
12%
Property (buildings): $9.3M (87.2%)
Life safety: $1.3M (11.7%)
Agriculture: $118K (1.1%)

Total expected annual loss: $10,717,132 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
$319K
Winter Weather
$309K
Lightning
$209K
Strong Wind
$146K
Tornado
$96K
Hurricane
$53K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$3.5M
Hurricane
$3.1M
Coastal Flooding
$1.1M
Ice Storm
$956K
Earthquake
$218K
Winter Weather
$140K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Lincoln 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

10%
86%
Career: 5% (1)
Combination: 10% (2)
Volunteer: 86% (18)
Residents per Station
1,337
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
74.8
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 21 departments registered in NERIS Public for Lincoln County, ME. 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 Lincoln 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 21 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Hollis Fire Department 63,494 $1.7M Relatively Low 4
Boothbay Harbor Fire Department 52,541 $1.4M Relatively Low 1
Charlotte Volunteer Fire Department 52,541 $1.4M Relatively Low 1
Cooper Volunteer Fire Department 52,541 $1.4M Relatively Low 1
Dennys River Volunteer Fire Department 52,541 $1.4M Relatively Low 1
Meddybemps Volunteer Fire Department 52,541 $1.4M Relatively Low 1
Old Orchard Beach Fire-Rescue 52,541 $1.4M Relatively Low 1
Pembroke Volunteer Fire Department 52,541 $1.4M Relatively Low 1
Danforth Fire Department 9,786 $884.9K Relatively Moderate 1
Jefferson Fire And Rescue 16,298 $601.5K Relatively Low 3
Bristol Fire & Rescue 13,403 $425.0K Relatively Low 1
Bremen Fire Department 10,276 $354.1K Relatively Low 1
Westport Volunteer Fire Department 6,354 $220.0K Relatively High 1
Wiscasset Fire Department 6,354 $220.0K Relatively High 1
Whitefield Fire Department 5,641 $210.9K Relatively Moderate 2
Waldoboro Fire Department 5,253 $186.7K Very Low 0
Nobleboro Fire & Rescue 4,098 $142.3K Relatively Moderate 1
Alna Volunteer Fire Department 3,982 $129.9K Relatively Moderate 1
Newcastle Fire Department 3,982 $129.9K Relatively Moderate 1
Boothbay Fire Department 3,102 $101.3K Relatively Low 1
South Bristol Volunteer Fire Department 1,069 $38.5K Very Low 2
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Risk Snapshot

7.9%
Poverty Rate
29.4%
Age 65+
16.4%
Disability Rate
6.6%
Uninsured
53.1%
Pre-1980 Housing
7.1%
Mobile Homes
30.6%
Vacancy Rate
12.5%
Wood Heat
$79,174
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

6
Last 10 Years
18
Last 25 Years
Flood
Most Frequent

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