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Sarpy County, NE

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 48.1 Relatively Moderate

197,389
Population
9
Departments
23
Stations
47
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
2.56
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
3rd highest of 93
Life Safety per 100k
1.29
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
50th highest of 93
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$44.6M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
3rd highest of 93
Property Loss per Resident
$226
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
91st highest of 93

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 Sarpy County, the largest single contributor is Tornado, 50% of the life-safety total.

Sarpy County carries an expected 3 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $44.6M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 93 Nebraska counties. Nationally, Sarpy County ranks 214th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 1264th for life safety per 100k residents, 424th for property loss, and 2535th 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

56%
44%
Property (buildings): $44.6M (55.5%)
Life safety: $35.0M (43.6%)
Agriculture: $687K (0.9%)

Total expected annual loss: $80,314,930 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
$17.7M
Cold Wave
$6.8M
Heat Wave
$4.6M
Strong Wind
$3.8M
Hail
$828K
Lightning
$714K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$23.7M
Tornado
$11.7M
Hail
$5.4M
Strong Wind
$1.7M
Ice Storm
$1.0M
Wildfire
$701K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Sarpy 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

22%
11%
67%
Career: 22% (2)
Combination: 11% (1)
Volunteer: 67% (6)
Residents per Station
8,582
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
11.7
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 9 departments registered in NERIS Public for Sarpy County, NE. 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 Sarpy 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 9 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Boys Town Fire & Rescue 123,585 $18.4M Relatively Moderate 1
Papillion Fire Department 97,648 $17.0M Relatively Moderate 7
Bellevue Fire Department 49,196 $9.2M Relatively Moderate 7
Gretna Suburban Fire Protection District 34,637 $6.0M Relatively Moderate 2
Glenwood Fire Department 11,651 $2.2M Relatively High 1
Plattsmouth Fire Department 13,858 $2.1M Relatively High 1
Malvern Volunteer Fire Department 8,670 $1.6M Relatively High 2
Cedar Creek Volunteer Fire Department 8,981 $1.3M Very High 1
Louisville Fire & Rescue 8,981 $1.3M Very High 1
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Risk Snapshot

5.6%
Poverty Rate
12.8%
Age 65+
10.0%
Disability Rate
4.7%
Uninsured
28.7%
Pre-1980 Housing
0.9%
Mobile Homes
3.5%
Vacancy Rate
0.2%
Wood Heat
$107,194
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

9
Last 10 Years
17
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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