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Allegheny County, PA

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 25.8 Relatively Low

1.2M
Population
206
Departments
361
Stations
394
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
4.00
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
3rd highest of 67
Life Safety per 100k
0.32
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
37th highest of 67
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$299.5M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
2nd highest of 67
Property Loss per Resident
$242
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
40th highest of 67

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 Allegheny County, the largest single contributor is Cold Wave, 58% of the life-safety total.

Allegheny County carries an expected 4 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $299.5M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 67 Pennsylvania counties. Nationally, Allegheny County ranks 129th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2938th for life safety per 100k residents, 42nd for property loss, and 2376th 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

85%
15%
Property (buildings): $299.5M (84.5%)
Life safety: $54.8M (15.5%)
Agriculture: $29K (0.0%)

Total expected annual loss: $354,245,571 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
$31.9M
Inland Flooding
$8.2M
Heat Wave
$5.4M
Tornado
$2.5M
Ice Storm
$1.9M
Strong Wind
$1.6M

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$286.8M
Tornado
$5.9M
Earthquake
$2.8M
Strong Wind
$2.2M
Hurricane
$1.1M
Winter Weather
$325K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Allegheny 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

90%
Career: 2% (5)
Combination: 7% (14)
Volunteer: 90% (185)
Unreported: 1% (2)
Residents per Station
3,430
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
29.2
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 206 departments registered in NERIS Public for Allegheny County, PA. 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 Allegheny 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 206 departments
Department ▲ Est. Population ▲ Life-Safety Loss ▼ NRI Rating ▲ Stations ▲
Allegheny County Emergency Services 1.2M $54.6M Relatively Low 0
Pittsburgh Bureau Of Fire 303,931 $12.0M Relatively Low 37
Progress Fire Company 163,715 $9.2M Relatively Moderate 1
Broomall Fire Company 135,538 $9.0M Relatively Low 1
Hershey Volunteer Fire Department 120,246 $7.2M Relatively Moderate 5
Kimberton Fire Company 102,798 $6.9M Relatively Moderate 1
Phoenixville Fire Department 70,644 $5.2M Relatively Moderate 2
Rescue Fire Company #1 85,716 $5.1M Relatively Moderate 3
Harrison City Fire Department 106,194 $4.5M Relatively Low 1
Bower Hill Volunteer Fire Department 60,597 $3.6M Relatively Low 1
Manheim Fire Company 63,972 $3.4M Relatively Moderate 1
Gettysburg Fire Department 65,932 $3.3M Relatively Moderate 2
Greensburg Volunteer Fire Department 136,134 $3.1M Very Low 9
Highand Volunteer Fire Department 72,171 $3.1M Relatively Low 2
Bethel Park Volunteer Fire Company 74,876 $3.0M Very Low 3
Main Township Volunteer Fire Company 62,835 $2.8M Relatively Moderate 2
Alpha Fire Company 126,408 $2.6M Very Low 7
Berkeley Hills Fire Department 61,243 $2.6M Relatively Low 1
Corry Fire Department (Stanford Hose Company) 53,752 $2.4M Relatively Moderate 2
Franklin Fire Company 4 73,105 $2.2M Relatively Moderate 1
Moon Run Volunteer Fire Company 49,298 $2.2M Relatively Low 2
Citizens Hose Company #1 Volunteer Fire Department 45,097 $2.2M Relatively Low 1
Monroeville Volunteer Fire Department 5 51,732 $2.2M Relatively Low 1
Cherry City Volunteer Fire Company 30,775 $2.1M Relatively Moderate 15
Fairview Volunteer Fire Department 41,920 $2.1M Relatively Low 1
Portage Fire Department 52,244 $2.1M Relatively Low 3
Christiana Fire Company 45,142 $2.1M Relatively Moderate 1
Evergreen Fire Company 47,171 $1.9M Relatively Low 2
Quaill Volunteer Fire Department 36,752 $1.8M Very Low 2
Rheems Fire Department 34,433 $1.8M Relatively Low 2
Citizens Fire Company 1 29,687 $1.7M Relatively Low 2
Cornwall Borough Community Fire Company 20,450 $1.6M Relatively Low 1
Maytown East Donegal Township Fire Department 35,298 $1.6M Relatively Low 1
Bauerstown Volunteer Fire Department Station 259 27,170 $1.6M Relatively Low 1
Hampton Township Volunteer Fire Department #1 36,119 $1.6M Relatively Low 1
Blawnox Glenover Volunteer Fire Department 27,588 $1.5M Relatively Moderate 1
Belle Valley Fire Department, Inc. 70,372 $1.5M Relatively Low 2
Monroeville Volunteer Fire Company 4 29,065 $1.4M Very Low 4
Grantville Volunteer Fire Company 33,220 $1.3M Relatively Low 2
Gap Fire & Rescue 29,818 $1.3M Relatively High 1
Aspinwall Volunteer Fire Department 27,728 $1.3M Relatively Moderate 1
Mcdonald Volunteer Fire Department 35,350 $1.3M Relatively Low 1
Mount Lebanon Fire Department 29,477 $1.2M Very Low 1
Economy Borough Fire Department 24,067 $1.2M Relatively Low 3
Richland Township Volunteer Fire Department 39,813 $1.1M Relatively Low 2
Edgewood Volunteer Fire Department 25,992 $1.0M Very Low 1
Emsworth Volunteer Fire Company 20,719 $972.4K Relatively Low 1
Moon Township Volunteer Fire Company 23,711 $960.4K Relatively Low 1
Dryridge Volunteer Fire Department 31,373 $937.6K Relatively Low 1
Arnold Volunteer Engine Company #2 27,131 $936.9K Relatively Low 1
Eureka Fire Rescue Ems 27,131 $936.9K Relatively Low 1
Greenfield Volunteer Fire Company 27,131 $936.9K Relatively Low 1
Ohio Township Volunteer Fire Company 27,131 $936.9K Relatively Low 2
Summit Hose Company 27,131 $936.9K Relatively Low 2
Brecknock Township Fire Company #1 19,286 $901.1K Relatively Moderate 1
Etna Volunteer Fire Department 6,419 $893.7K Relatively Moderate 1
New Kensington Volunteer Fire Department 31,102 $890.0K Relatively Low 5
Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Company 14,901 $878.7K Relatively High 1
Mckeesport Fire Department 15,720 $872.1K Relatively Low 3
Renton Volunteer Fire Department 23,270 $856.5K Very Low 2
Upper Saint Clair Volunteer Fire Department 19,147 $851.8K Very Low 3
Midway Volunteer Fire Department Of Washington County 23,257 $844.9K Relatively Moderate 2
Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company #3 38,896 $841.9K Relatively Low 2
Ambridge Fire Department 28,762 $832.8K Relatively Low 1
Dravosburg Volunteer Fire Department 1 16,380 $822.3K Relatively Low 2
Markle Volunteer Fire Department 30,285 $729.4K Relatively Low 2
Munhall Volunteer Fire Company 5 17,133 $723.6K Relatively Moderate 1
North Fayette Township Volunteer Fire Department 15,953 $693.1K Relatively Low 3
Logans Ferry Heights Volunteer Fire Department 28,931 $680.4K Relatively Low 1
Elizabeth Borough Volunteer Fire Company 11,641 $663.6K Relatively Moderate 1
Connellsville Township Volunteer Fire Department 26,259 $649.2K Relatively Moderate 1
Harrison Hills Volunteer Fire Company Station 169 24,402 $638.9K Relatively Moderate 1
Baden Volunteer Fire Department 35,447 $621.5K Very Low 1
Elizabeth Township Fire Department No. 1 9,449 $617.6K Relatively Moderate 3
Ringtown Valley Fire & Rescue Company 12,403 $605.7K Relatively Moderate 1
Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Company 32,586 $601.5K Relatively Low 2
Millvale Volunteer Fire Company 5,296 $577.1K Relatively Low 2
Crabtree Volunteer Fire Department 24,892 $576.9K Relatively Low 1
Franklin Park Volunteer Fire Company #1 14,351 $572.8K Very Low 1
Gill Hall Volunteer Fire Company 12,081 $565.1K Relatively Moderate 1
Hanover Volunteer Fire Department 22,354 $538.6K Very Low 2
Peebles District Volunteer Fire Company 12,178 $520.9K Relatively Low 2
Wexford Volunteer Fire Company 14,026 $513.9K Relatively Low 7
Hookstown Volunteer Fire Department 19,316 $507.4K Relatively Low 1
Bellevue Borough Fire Department 12,575 $504.7K Very Low 1
Whitehall Fire Department 12,292 $484.8K Very Low 12
Pitcairn Relief Fire Company # 2 7,661 $481.7K Relatively Low 0
Greenock Volunteer Fire Company 7,445 $462.0K Relatively Moderate 0
Bolivar Volunteer Fire Company 15,780 $459.7K Relatively Low 1
Penn Hills Bureau Of Fire 11,469 $434.9K Very Low 1
Wilkinsburg Fire Department 11,410 $430.2K Very Low 1
Mckees Rocks Independent Volunteer Fire Department 4,407 $403.8K Relatively Moderate 1
Marshall Township Volunteer Fire Department 9,399 $390.5K Relatively Low 2
Castle Shannon Volunteer Fire Department 8,028 $374.9K Very Low 3
Allegheny County Airport Authority Fire Rescue 8,147 $374.4K Relatively Low 5
Holiday Park Volunteer Fire Department 8,858 $373.1K Very Low 2
Coraopolis Volunteer Fire Department 4,536 $351.2K Relatively Moderate 1
West Deer Township Volunteer Fire Company #3 7,835 $348.9K Relatively Low 1
Munhall Central Volunteer Fire And Rescue 8,401 $345.8K Very Low 1
Munhall Volunteer Fire Company #4 8,401 $345.8K Very Low 1
Rainbow Volunteer Fire Company 7,216 $328.9K Relatively Low 1
White Oak Volunteer Fire Company #1 7,216 $328.9K Relatively Low 1
Adams Area Fire District, Inc. 17,825 $327.0K Relatively Low 2
Indiana Township Volunteer Fire Co. #1 7,309 $326.3K Very Low 0
Unity Volunteer Fire Department 7,582 $315.8K Very Low 1
Brentwood Volunteer Fire Company 8,092 $313.0K Relatively Low 1
Carnegie Volunteer Fire & Rescue 6,853 $312.7K Relatively Low 1
Library Volunteer Fire Company 6,951 $302.5K Relatively Low 1
Ingomar Volunteer Fire Company 7,105 $295.0K Very Low 2
Kennedy Township Independent Volunteer Fire Company 7,569 $284.8K Relatively Low 1
West Deer Volunteer Fire Department 1 6,328 $284.1K Relatively Low 1
Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Company 3,674 $279.2K Very Low 1
Pleasant Hills Volunteer Fire Company 7,331 $276.5K Very Low 1
Peters Township Fire Department 21,977 $267.1K Relatively Low 3
Becks Run Independent Fire Company 6,854 $260.9K Very Low 1
Glendale Hose Company 1 5,710 $258.9K Relatively Low 1
South Fayette Volunteer Fire Department 5,371 $253.9K Relatively Low 2
Saxonburg Volunteer Fire Company 12,531 $247.6K Relatively Low 1
Winfield Township Volunteer Fire Company 12,531 $247.6K Relatively Low 1
Dormont Fire Department 6,021 $244.0K Very Low 1
Fawn Township Volunteer Fire Company 2 5,450 $243.6K Relatively Low 1
Rennerdale Volunteer Fire Department 5,323 $242.8K Relatively Low 1
Turtle Creek Fire Department No 1 3,738 $241.1K Relatively High 2
Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Department 1,891 $233.6K Very High 1
Swissvale Fire Department 6,161 $231.3K Very Low 2
Gallatin Sunnyside Volunteer Fire Department 5,839 $227.7K Relatively Moderate 1
Indianola Volunteer Fire Company 4,834 $223.8K Very Low 1
Rural Ridge Volunteer Fire Department 4,834 $223.8K Very Low 1
Crafton Volunteer Fire Department 5,826 $223.6K Very Low 2
Broughton Volunteer Fire Department 5,042 $216.0K Very Low 1
Neville Island General Volunteer Fire Department 1,085 $215.2K Relatively High 1
Hopewell Township Fire Company 13,378 $211.6K Very Low 2
Pitcairn Hose Company # 1 Station 229 1,736 $211.0K Relatively Low 1
Clairton Volunteer Fire Department 5,419 $210.8K Relatively Moderate 1
Kilbuck Township Volunteer Fire Company Station 182 3,502 $208.9K Relatively Low 1
Forest Grove Volunteer Fire Department 4,656 $200.0K Relatively Low 1
Shaler Villa Volunteer Fire Company 3,001 $194.7K Very Low 1
Independent Hose Company #5 Presston Volunteer Fire Department Stowe Twp 5,103 $190.9K Relatively Moderate 0
Stowe Township General Volunteer Fire Department Relief Association 5,103 $190.9K Relatively Moderate 2
Forest Hills Volunteer Fire Department 5,021 $189.1K Very Low 1
Allegheny Valley Volunteer Fire Company #1 4,325 $188.9K Relatively Moderate 3
Floreffe Volunteer Fire Company 2,832 $186.4K Relatively High 1
West Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Company & Relief Association 2,832 $186.4K Relatively High 1
Braeview Volunteer Fire Company 11,060 $184.4K Relatively Low 1
Fawn Township Volunteer Fire Department #1 2,197 $180.3K Relatively Low 1
Bunola Volunteer Fire Company 3,009 $173.3K Relatively Moderate 1
Forward Township Volunteer Fire Company-Ems 3,009 $173.3K Relatively Moderate 1
Green Tree Volunteer Fire Company 4,110 $171.6K Relatively Low 1
Allegheny Township Fire Department 9,892 $170.2K Relatively Low 3
Duquesne Volunteer Fire Department 4,484 $168.0K Very Low 1
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation Fire Brigade 2,103 $164.5K Relatively High 0
Avalon Volunteer Fire Cormpany 3,810 $162.3K Very Low 1
West Mifflin Volunteer Fire Company #3 4,013 $159.4K Relatively Low 0
Needmore Volunteer Fire Company 4,254 $158.4K Relatively Moderate 1
Duquesne Annex Volunteer Fire Company 3,973 $157.8K Relatively Low 1
Verona Volunteer Fire Department 1,794 $157.4K Relatively Low 1
Oak Ridge Volunteer Fire Department 3,286 $150.7K Very Low 1
Murrysville Volunteer Fire Company 1 8,795 $141.6K Relatively Low 2
Buena Vista Volunteer Fire Department No. 1 2,280 $129.5K Relatively Low 1
North Braddock Volunteer Fire Department 1 3,368 $126.3K Very Low 2
Rankin Volunteer Fire Department 3,368 $126.3K Very Low 0
Circleville Volunteer Fire Department #6 7,343 $124.9K Very Low 1
Elrama Volunteer Fire Company 8,281 $124.4K Relatively Moderate 1
Coulter Volunteer Fire Company & Relief Association, Inc. 2,110 $122.2K Very Low 1
Vigilant Hose Company Number 1 2,983 $117.3K Relatively Low 0
Hilltop Hose Company #3 3,112 $116.5K Relatively Low 1
Reserve Volunteer Fire Department 2,404 $114.1K Very Low 2
Spring Garden Fire Company 2,404 $114.1K Very Low 1
Presto Volunteer Fire Department 2,455 $112.6K Relatively Low 1
Sardis Volunteer Fire Company & Relief Association #1 6,633 $111.6K Relatively Low 1
Crescent Township Volunteer Fire Department 1,840 $106.9K Relatively Low 1
Springdale Volunteer Fire Department 2,695 $103.2K Very Low 1
Middle Road Volunteer Fire Department 2,475 $102.5K Very Low 1
Braddock Volunteer Fire Department #2 2,964 $102.2K Relatively Low 1
Churchill Volunteer Fire Company 2,505 $100.2K Very Low 2
Oakdale Hose Company 968 $98.8K Very Low 1
Mt. Oliver Hook & Ladder Fire Department 2,221 $87.9K Very Low 1
Ben Avon Volunteer Fire Company 1,763 $85.8K Very Low 1
Laurel Gardens Volunteer Fire Co 1,805 $79.8K Very Low 1
Wilkins Township Volunteer Fire Company #1 1,743 $79.6K Very Low 2
Big Sewickley Creek Volunteer Fire Department 1,468 $78.2K Very Low 3
Leetsdale Fire Department 880 $77.0K Relatively High 1
Wilkins Township Volunteer Fire Company 4 (Allegheny County Station 304) 1,449 $73.5K Very Low 1
Liberty Borough Volunteer Fire Department 1,809 $70.4K Very Low 1
Parkview Volunteer Fire Department 1,570 $69.4K Very Low 1
Sturgeon Volunteer Fire Department 1,298 $62.3K Relatively Moderate 1
United Volunteer Fire & Rescue 1,502 $59.3K Very Low 1
Citizens Hose Company # 2 1,386 $56.0K Relatively High 3
Heidlelberg Volunteer Fire Department 827 $54.7K Very Low 1
West Homestead Volunteer Fire Department 1,314 $54.3K Very Low 1
Keating Fire Company 1,123 $52.8K Very Low 1
Frazer Township Volunteer Fire Department #2 1,040 $50.3K Very Low 1
Frazer Township Volunteer Fire Department No 1 1,040 $50.3K Very Low 1
Seville Volunteer Fire Company 1,173 $47.7K Very Low 2
Wilkins Township Volunteer Fire Company 3 1,118 $46.1K Very Low 2
Lincoln Boro Volunteer Fire & Rescue #1 922 $43.8K Very Low 1
Versailles Volunteer Fire Company #1 1,053 $40.2K Relatively Low 1
Arconic Technology Center Emergency Response Team 2,022 $39.9K Very Low 1
Upper Burrell Township Volunteer Fire Company #1 2,022 $39.9K Very Low 1
Trafford Fire Company 1 2,287 $36.7K Relatively Low 1
Robinson Township Volunteer Fire Company #1 504 $34.1K Very Low 1
Sharps Hill Volunteer Fire Department 385 $33.9K Relatively Low 1
Crestas Volunteer Fire Company 841 $30.6K Very Low 1
Kirwan Heights Volunteer Fire Department 453 $20.8K Relatively Low 1
National Energy Technology Laboratory Site 197 $5.6K Relatively Moderate 0
Fairview Volunteer Fire Department 136 $5.2K Very Low 1
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Risk Snapshot

11.5%
Poverty Rate
20.2%
Age 65+
13.9%
Disability Rate
3.8%
Uninsured
77.1%
Pre-1980 Housing
0.7%
Mobile Homes
10.1%
Vacancy Rate
0.2%
Wood Heat
$88,124
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

2
Last 10 Years
8
Last 25 Years
Flood
Most Frequent

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