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Montgomery County, OH

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 26.8 Relatively Low

536,096
Population
38
Departments
80
Stations
156
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
1.79
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
5th highest of 88
Life Safety per 100k
0.33
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
51st highest of 88
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$94.4M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
4th highest of 88
Property Loss per Resident
$176
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
74th 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 Montgomery County, the largest single contributor is Cold Wave, 44% of the life-safety total.

Montgomery County carries an expected 2 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $94.4M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 88 Ohio counties. Nationally, Montgomery County ranks 323rd of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2915th for life safety per 100k residents, 230th for property loss, and 2957th 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

79%
21%
Property (buildings): $94.4M (79.2%)
Life safety: $24.6M (20.6%)
Agriculture: $200K (0.2%)

Total expected annual loss: $119,158,374 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
$10.8M
Tornado
$5.0M
Heat Wave
$2.6M
Earthquake
$1.9M
Strong Wind
$1.7M
Lightning
$1.4M

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$78.9M
Earthquake
$4.1M
Tornado
$3.5M
Hail
$3.1M
Strong Wind
$2.6M
Ice Storm
$1.7M

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Montgomery 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

32%
32%
37%
Career: 32% (12)
Combination: 32% (12)
Volunteer: 37% (14)
Residents per Station
6,701
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
14.9
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 38 departments registered in NERIS Public for Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 38 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Washington Township Fire Department 135,003 $6.9M Relatively Low 1
Washington Township Fire Department 127,766 $6.8M Relatively Low 2
City Of Dayton Fire Department 136,742 $6.2M Relatively Low 13
Washington Township Fire Department 60,301 $2.7M Relatively Low 5
Kettering Fire Department 54,518 $2.6M Very Low 6
Jefferson Township Fire Department 32,798 $2.2M Relatively Moderate 0
Miami Valley Fire District 47,147 $2.1M Relatively Low 5
Huber Heights Fire Department 45,999 $2.0M Relatively Low 3
Jefferson Township Fire Department 27,193 $1.6M Relatively Moderate 0
City Of Riverside Fire Department 31,549 $1.6M Very Low 2
Harrison Township Fire Department 30,749 $1.5M Relatively Low 2
Jefferson Township Fire Department 24,827 $1.4M Relatively Moderate 1
Jefferson Township Fire Department 24,827 $1.4M Relatively Moderate 1
Jefferson Township Fire Department 24,827 $1.4M Relatively Moderate 1
Jefferson Township Fire Department 24,827 $1.4M Relatively Moderate 1
Harrison Township Fire Department 14,909 $1.1M Relatively Moderate 0
Clearcreek Fire District 19,416 $1.1M Relatively Low 3
Germantown Fire Department 21,405 $1.0M Relatively Low 1
Trotwood Fire & Rescue Department 20,586 $995.1K Relatively Low 3
Harrison Township Fire Department 15,682 $906.0K Relatively Moderate 1
Clayton Fire Department 19,123 $878.7K Relatively Low 2
Tipp City Fire Department 17,925 $812.4K Relatively Low 1
West Carrollton Fire Department 15,514 $804.6K Relatively Moderate 2
Englewood Fire Department 16,653 $763.4K Relatively Low 2
Brookville Fire Department 14,752 $758.5K Relatively Low 1
Vandalia Fire Division 14,795 $692.5K Relatively Low 2
Carlisle Fire Department 8,413 $690.5K Relatively High 1
Laura Fire Company 10,977 $687.6K Relatively Moderate 1
Jefferson Township Fire Department 13,839 $666.2K Relatively Low 5
New Lebanon Fire Department 11,913 $600.8K 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
Harrison Township Fire Department 9,940 $423.0K Relatively Moderate 0
Butler Township Fire Department 9,027 $414.4K Very Low 3
City Of Oakwood Public Safety Department 8,092 $360.0K Relatively Low 1
Moraine Fire Department 7,152 $356.4K Relatively Moderate 4
Farmersville Fire Department 6,071 $297.7K Relatively Moderate 1
Phillipsburg Fire Department 2,801 $120.5K Very Low 1
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Risk Snapshot

15.0%
Poverty Rate
18.6%
Age 65+
15.2%
Disability Rate
6.5%
Uninsured
73.6%
Pre-1980 Housing
1.3%
Mobile Homes
8.5%
Vacancy Rate
0.4%
Wood Heat
$73,308
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

3
Last 10 Years
10
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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