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Rockingham County, NC

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 50.3 Relatively Moderate

92,131
Population
21
Departments
44
Stations
22
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
0.21
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
64th highest of 100
Life Safety per 100k
0.22
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
99th highest of 100
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$21.7M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
41st highest of 100
Property Loss per Resident
$235
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
73rd highest of 100

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 Rockingham County, the largest single contributor is Strong Wind, 22% of the life-safety total.

Rockingham County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $21.7M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 100 North Carolina counties. Nationally, Rockingham County ranks 1927th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 3136th for life safety per 100k residents, 831st for property loss, and 2453rd 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

86%
11%
Property (buildings): $21.7M (86.4%)
Life safety: $2.8M (11.2%)
Agriculture: $578K (2.3%)

Total expected annual loss: $25,063,192 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)

Strong Wind
$625K
Cold Wave
$535K
Tornado
$425K
Heat Wave
$393K
Lightning
$293K
Hail
$143K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$18.2M
Hurricane
$1.2M
Tornado
$834K
Earthquake
$474K
Ice Storm
$355K
Strong Wind
$237K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Rockingham 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

43%
43%
10%
Career: 5% (1)
Combination: 43% (9)
Volunteer: 43% (9)
Unreported: 10% (2)
Residents per Station
2,094
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
47.8
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 21 departments registered in NERIS Public for Rockingham County, NC. 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 Rockingham 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
Summerfield Fire District, Inc. 37,661 $1.1M Relatively Moderate 3
City Of Reidsville Fire Department 31,127 $955.3K Relatively Moderate 6
Casville Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 19,971 $772.2K Relatively Moderate 1
Stokesdale Fire District, Inc. 24,900 $667.0K Relatively Moderate 1
Leaksville Volunteer Fire Department 17,270 $522.9K Relatively Moderate 2
Draper Volunteer Fire Department 15,461 $481.0K Relatively Moderate 1
Pelham Volunteer Fire Department 12,920 $462.9K Relatively Low 1
Shiloh Community Fire Protection Association, Inc. 14,605 $438.3K Relatively Moderate 1
Eden Fire Department 13,189 $428.3K Relatively Moderate 8
Bethany Fire Department 14,530 $424.8K Relatively Moderate 3
Oregon Hill Volunteer Fire District, Inc. 12,303 $388.5K Relatively Moderate 1
Yanceyville Road Volunteer Fire Department 11,954 $382.3K Relatively Moderate 2
Huntsville Volunteer Fire Department 13,487 $378.0K Relatively Moderate 2
Stoneville Fire Department 11,778 $359.9K Relatively Moderate 1
Wentworth Volunteer Fire Department 11,335 $341.4K Relatively Moderate 1
Madison Fire Department 10,299 $329.7K Relatively High 2
Williamsburg Fire Department and Rescue, Incorporated 10,480 $329.3K Relatively Moderate 2
Stokes-Rockingham Volunteer Fire Department & Rescue Services, Inc. 9,378 $322.6K Relatively Moderate 2
Mayodan Fire Department 9,512 $304.5K Relatively High 1
North Stoneyview Volunteer Fire Department 8,397 $238.9K Relatively Moderate 1
Ruffin Volunteer Fire Department 5,976 $192.2K Relatively Low 2
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Risk Snapshot

16.3%
Poverty Rate
21.1%
Age 65+
18.0%
Disability Rate
9.1%
Uninsured
53.1%
Pre-1980 Housing
16.4%
Mobile Homes
9.7%
Vacancy Rate
3.1%
Wood Heat
$61,334
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

12
Last 10 Years
15
Last 25 Years
Hurricane
Most Frequent

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