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Miami County, OH

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 39.9 Relatively Low

110,296
Population
15
Departments
18
Stations
23
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
0.39
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
23rd highest of 88
Life Safety per 100k
0.35
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
47th highest of 88
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$23.4M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
27th highest of 88
Property Loss per Resident
$213
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
54th highest of 88

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 Miami County, the largest single contributor is Cold Wave, 30% of the life-safety total.

Miami County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $23.4M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 88 Ohio counties. Nationally, Miami County ranks 1291st of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2878th for life safety per 100k residents, 776th for property loss, and 2664th 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

81%
18%
Property (buildings): $23.4M (80.9%)
Life safety: $5.3M (18.3%)
Agriculture: $232K (0.8%)

Total expected annual loss: $28,973,377 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
$1.6M
Tornado
$1.1M
Strong Wind
$809K
Lightning
$685K
Earthquake
$582K
Heat Wave
$315K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$16.9M
Tornado
$3.0M
Earthquake
$1.6M
Strong Wind
$677K
Hail
$670K
Ice Storm
$410K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Miami 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

27%
13%
60%
Career: 27% (4)
Combination: 13% (2)
Volunteer: 60% (9)
Residents per Station
6,128
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
16.3
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 15 departments registered in NERIS Public for Miami County, OH. 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 Miami 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 15 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Huber Heights Fire Department 45,999 $2.0M Relatively Low 3
Troy Fire Department Station 2 18,887 $973.3K Relatively Moderate 4
Piqua Fire Department 16,348 $823.2K Relatively Low 1
Tipp City Fire Department 17,925 $812.4K Relatively Low 1
Covington Fire & Rescue, Inc. 11,835 $695.4K Relatively Moderate 1
Laura Fire Company 10,977 $687.6K Relatively Moderate 1
Lockington Volunteer Fire Department 10,085 $561.3K Relatively Moderate 1
Christiansburg Fire Department 12,064 $557.6K Relatively Moderate 1
Fletcher Volunteer Fire Department 10,048 $555.5K Relatively Moderate 1
Bethel Township Fire Department 12,198 $534.5K Relatively Moderate 0
City Of Union Fire Department 11,029 $500.8K Very Low 1
Ludlow Falls Fire Department 5,464 $253.9K Relatively Low 1
Casstown Community Volunteer Fire Company, Inc 5,016 $242.2K Relatively Low 1
Elizabeth Township Fire Department 5,016 $242.2K Relatively Low 0
Pleasant Hill-Newton Township Joint Fire Department 3,539 $175.4K Very Low 1
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Risk Snapshot

9.4%
Poverty Rate
19.4%
Age 65+
12.6%
Disability Rate
4.7%
Uninsured
63.8%
Pre-1980 Housing
1.1%
Mobile Homes
4.9%
Vacancy Rate
1.6%
Wood Heat
$80,833
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

4
Last 10 Years
12
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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