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Clearfield County, PA

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 45.3 Relatively Moderate

78,635
Population
61
Departments
77
Stations
20
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
0.24
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
32nd highest of 67
Life Safety per 100k
0.31
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
40th highest of 67
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$18.9M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
42nd highest of 67
Property Loss per Resident
$241
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
41st 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 Clearfield County, the largest single contributor is Cold Wave, 32% of the life-safety total.

Clearfield County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $18.9M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 67 Pennsylvania counties. Nationally, Clearfield County ranks 1737th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2975th for life safety per 100k residents, 933rd for property loss, and 2395th 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): $18.9M (84.8%)
Life safety: $3.3M (14.9%)
Agriculture: $51K (0.2%)

Total expected annual loss: $22,316,105 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
$1.1M
Lightning
$760K
Strong Wind
$588K
Tornado
$371K
Winter Weather
$326K
Inland Flooding
$63K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$17.2M
Strong Wind
$667K
Hurricane
$502K
Tornado
$388K
Earthquake
$123K
Ice Storm
$29K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Clearfield 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

93%
Career: 2% (1)
Combination: 5% (3)
Volunteer: 93% (57)
Residents per Station
1,021
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
97.9
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 61 departments registered in NERIS Public for Clearfield 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 Clearfield 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 61 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Parkside Fire Company 1 143,769 $9.7M Relatively Low 1
Brookhaven Fire Company 1 132,970 $8.4M Relatively Low 2
Bigler Jackson Woodland (Bjw) Volunteer Fire Company 77,615 $5.3M Relatively Low 1
Wallaceton Area Volunteer Fire Company # 1 77,615 $5.3M Relatively Low 1
Greene Dreher Volunteer Fire Association 68,645 $5.3M Relatively Moderate 1
Quarryville Fire Company #1 96,745 $4.4M Relatively Moderate 1
Coolbaugh Township Volunteer Fire Department 54,402 $4.4M Relatively Low 2
Elmhurst Roaring Brook Volunteer Fire Company 54,402 $4.4M Relatively Low 1
Gouldsboro Volunteer Fire Company 54,402 $4.4M Relatively Low 1
Moscow Volunteer Fire & Hose Company 54,402 $4.4M Relatively Low 1
Spring Brook Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. 54,402 $4.4M Relatively Low 1
Tobyhanna Army Depot Army Fire & Emergency Services 54,402 $4.4M Relatively Low 2
Friendship Fire And Hose Company 83,393 $4.1M Relatively Moderate 2
Citizen's Hook And Ladder Company #1 42,260 $3.1M Relatively Moderate 1
Alpha Fire Company 126,408 $2.6M Very Low 7
Mcconnellsburg Volunteer Fire Department 70,218 $2.6M Relatively Moderate 1
Fannett-Metal Fire & Ambulance Company, Inc. 29,641 $1.9M Relatively Moderate 2
New Centerville Rural Volunteer Fire Company 26,579 $1.2M Relatively Moderate 1
Adrian Sandy Fire Company 3 27,664 $1.1M Relatively Moderate 1
Bendersville Community Fire Company 28,076 $1.1M Relatively Moderate 1
Buchanan Valley Fire Department, Inc. 28,076 $1.1M Relatively Moderate 1
Ridgebury Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. 28,076 $1.1M Relatively Moderate 1
South Creek Volunteer Fire Department 28,076 $1.1M Relatively Moderate 2
Houtzdale Fire Company No 1 26,782 $1.1M Relatively Low 1
Lawrence Township Volunteer Fire Company #1 25,329 $947.9K Relatively Moderate 1
Rescue Hose And Ladder Company #1 20,387 $872.4K Relatively Moderate 1
Fountaindale Volunteer Fire Department 19,300 $825.3K Relatively Moderate 2
Hyndman Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 19,300 $825.3K Relatively Moderate 1
Clearfield Volunteer Fire Department 22,200 $819.9K Relatively High 1
Penfield Volunteer Fire Department 18,629 $805.5K Relatively Moderate 1
Ashville Volunteer Fire Company 25,857 $798.8K Very Low 1
Imler Area Volunteer Fire Department 15,474 $754.3K Relatively Moderate 1
Gallitzin Fire Company, No. 1 19,278 $732.3K Relatively Low 1
Penn Boro Volunteer Fire Department 10,452 $693.8K Relatively Low 1
Mountain Top Fire Company 18,792 $680.9K Relatively Low 2
Bald Eagle Volunteer Fire Department 12,602 $668.1K Relatively Moderate 1
Neptune Volunteer Fire Company 12,602 $668.1K Relatively Moderate 1
Hope Fire Company 18,316 $655.8K Relatively Low 1
Neptune Fire Company 1 12,237 $655.8K Relatively Moderate 1
Glendale Volunteer Fire Department 1 20,927 $606.1K Relatively Low 1
Ramey Fire Company 1 13,890 $583.3K Relatively Low 1
Brockway Volunteer Hose Company, Inc. 11,749 $527.3K Relatively Moderate 1
Sinnamahoning Volunteer Fire Department 7,738 $483.1K Very High 1
Grassflat Volunteer Fire Company 8,959 $369.3K Relatively Low 1
Winburne Fire Company Number One 10,122 $345.8K Relatively Low 1
Columbia Fire Company #1 9,096 $334.4K Relatively Moderate 1
Karthaus Volunteer Fire Company 5,197 $325.4K Relatively High 1
Brady Township Volunteer Fire, Rescue, And Ambulance 7,698 $321.6K Relatively Moderate 2
Irvona Volunteer Fire Company 1, Inc. 7,107 $316.4K Relatively Low 1
Community Volunteer Fire Department Of Mahaffey 7,328 $315.2K Relatively Low 1
Treasure Lake Fire Company 6,695 $279.2K Relatively Moderate 1
Morris Township Volunteer Fire Company #1 6,882 $275.2K Relatively Low 2
Goodwill Hose Company #5 6,386 $271.7K Relatively Low 1
Big Run Area Volunteer Fire Company 6,000 $261.7K Relatively Moderate 1
Madera Volunteer Fire Company 4,871 $219.4K Relatively Low 1
Lawrence Township #3 Station 7 4,085 $184.8K Relatively High 1
Union Township Civilian Defense Fire Company 4,381 $181.3K Relatively High 1
Grampian-Penn-Bloom Fire Department 3,317 $140.3K Relatively Low 1
Westover Area Volunteer Fire Company 2,236 $97.0K Relatively Low 1
Goshen Township Volunteer Fire Company 2,077 $94.1K Relatively Low 1
Lecontes Mills Volunteer Fire Department 2,077 $94.1K Relatively Low 1
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Risk Snapshot

14.6%
Poverty Rate
21.8%
Age 65+
19.6%
Disability Rate
5.9%
Uninsured
65.2%
Pre-1980 Housing
11.2%
Mobile Homes
14.9%
Vacancy Rate
4.4%
Wood Heat
$64,838
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

3
Last 10 Years
8
Last 25 Years
Flood
Most Frequent

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