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Fulton County, NY

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 33.6 Relatively Low

52,487
Population
17
Departments
21
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
0.22
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
39th highest of 62
Life Safety per 100k
0.42
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
17th highest of 62
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$13.5M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
53rd highest of 62
Property Loss per Resident
$257
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
30th highest of 62

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 Fulton County, the largest single contributor is Cold Wave, 47% of the life-safety total.

Fulton County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $13.5M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 62 New York counties. Nationally, Fulton County ranks 1844th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2711th for life safety per 100k residents, 1219th for property loss, and 2240th 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%
18%
Property (buildings): $13.5M (81.6%)
Life safety: $3.0M (18.3%)
Agriculture: $20K (0.1%)

Total expected annual loss: $16,540,485 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
$1.4M
Tornado
$620K
Strong Wind
$357K
Lightning
$196K
Heat Wave
$122K
Hail
$119K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$12.0M
Earthquake
$378K
Hurricane
$330K
Tornado
$298K
Strong Wind
$284K
Ice Storm
$134K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Fulton 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

12%
88%
Career: 12% (2)
Volunteer: 88% (15)
Residents per Station
2,499
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
40.0
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 17 departments registered in NERIS Public for Fulton County, NY. 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 Fulton 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 17 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
East Herkimer Volunteer Department 1, Inc. 38,358 $1.4M Relatively Moderate 1
Broadalbin Kennyetto Fire Company 21,835 $1.1M Relatively Low 1
Mayfield Fire Department 13,801 $820.4K Relatively Low 1
Cuba Fire Department 13,794 $778.1K Relatively Moderate 1
Gloversville Fire Department 12,970 $733.8K Very Low 1
Johnsonville Fire District 11,233 $591.4K Relatively Low 1
Johnstown Fire Department 7,115 $399.3K Relatively Moderate 2
Berkshire Fire District 3,783 $220.4K Relatively Low 2
Ephratah Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 4,074 $220.1K Relatively High 1
Hilltop Volunteer Fire Department 4,074 $220.1K Relatively High 1
Oppenheim Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. 4,074 $220.1K Relatively High 1
Rockwood-Garoga-Lassellville Volunteer Fire Department 4,074 $220.1K Relatively High 2
Stratford Volunteer Fire Company 4,074 $220.1K Relatively High 1
Caroga Lake Volunteer Fire Company 2,736 $218.7K Relatively Moderate 1
Perth Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. 3,541 $196.8K Relatively Low 1
Salisbury Fire Department 4,278 $164.8K Relatively Low 2
Northville Fire Department 2,594 $156.9K Relatively Moderate 1
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Risk Snapshot

13.1%
Poverty Rate
20.8%
Age 65+
16.5%
Disability Rate
3.8%
Uninsured
74.6%
Pre-1980 Housing
8.6%
Mobile Homes
18.9%
Vacancy Rate
6.2%
Wood Heat
$70,275
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

4
Last 10 Years
14
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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