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Pittsburg County, OK

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 71.5 Relatively High

43,561
Population
30
Departments
40
Stations
14
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
0.60
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
31st highest of 77
Life Safety per 100k
1.38
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
64th highest of 77
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$11.9M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
28th highest of 77
Property Loss per Resident
$272
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
59th highest of 77

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 Pittsburg County, the largest single contributor is Heat Wave, 25% of the life-safety total.

Pittsburg County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $11.9M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 77 Oklahoma counties. Nationally, Pittsburg County ranks 931st of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 1168th for life safety per 100k residents, 1355th for property loss, and 2084th 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

54%
37%
9%
Property (buildings): $11.9M (54.0%)
Life safety: $8.2M (37.4%)
Agriculture: $1.9M (8.6%)

Total expected annual loss: $21,964,196 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.

Agriculture is 9% of expected annual loss in Pittsburg County, so total loss overstates property loss here. The property figure above counts building loss only.

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)

Heat Wave
$2.0M
Inland Flooding
$1.9M
Tornado
$1.6M
Cold Wave
$956K
Wildfire
$710K
Strong Wind
$353K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$6.0M
Wildfire
$1.8M
Tornado
$1.3M
Ice Storm
$1.2M
Hail
$1.1M
Earthquake
$227K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Pittsburg 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

67%
30%
Career: 3% (1)
Volunteer: 67% (20)
Unreported: 30% (9)
Residents per Station
1,089
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
91.8
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 30 departments registered in NERIS Public for Pittsburg County, OK. 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 Pittsburg 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 30 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Mcalester Fire Department 24,498 $4.2M Relatively High 6
Tannehill Scipio Lake Area Volunteer Fire Department 13,380 $2.7M Relatively High 2
Alderson Fire Department 12,218 $2.7M Very High 1
High Hill Volunteer Fire Department 12,218 $2.7M Very High 1
Crowder Volunteer Fire Department 11,441 $2.3M Very High 1
Blue Community Volunteer Fire Association 10,334 $2.1M Relatively High 2
Haileyville Volunteer Fire Department 9,106 $2.1M Very High 1
Shady Grove Volunteer Fire Department 9,963 $1.8M Very High 2
Elm Point Fire Department 6,218 $1.7M Very High 0
Shady Grove Central High Fire Department 7,298 $1.6M Very High 3
Blanco Fire Department 6,027 $1.5M Relatively High 0
Union Chapel Fire Department 6,027 $1.5M Relatively High 1
Indianola Volunteer Fire Department 6,758 $1.3M Relatively High 1
Lamar Fire Department 4,923 $1.1M Very High 1
Haywood & Arpelar Volunteer Fire Department 5,403 $1.1M Relatively High 2
Hartshorne Fire Department 4,175 $1.1M Very High 0
Savanna Fire Department 4,964 $1.1M Relatively High 1
Krebs Fire Department 5,087 $1.0M Very High 1
Bugtussle Fire Department 4,931 $980.9K Very High 0
#9 Area Volunteer Fire Department 4,924 $975.9K Relatively Moderate 1
Ashland Volunteer Fire Department 4,143 $940.6K Relatively Moderate 1
Russellville Area Volunteer Fire Department 3,901 $817.3K Relatively High 0
Arrowhead Estates Volunteer Fire Department 4,467 $771.8K Very High 1
Canadian Shores Fire Department 4,467 $771.8K Very High 1
Canadian Volunteer Fire Department 4,467 $771.8K Very High 1
Sam's Point Volunteer Fire Department 4,467 $771.8K Very High 1
Quinton Volunteer Fire Department 2,043 $568.1K Relatively High 1
Kiowa Volunteer Fire Department 1,852 $442.4K Relatively Moderate 5
Pittsburg Area Fire Department 1,852 $442.4K Relatively Moderate 1
Carlton Landing Fire Department 1,858 $249.2K Relatively Moderate 1
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Risk Snapshot

17.7%
Poverty Rate
20.1%
Age 65+
22.5%
Disability Rate
14.8%
Uninsured
52.9%
Pre-1980 Housing
13.3%
Mobile Homes
19.8%
Vacancy Rate
2.1%
Wood Heat
$54,636
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

10
Last 10 Years
26
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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