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Mifflin County, PA

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 64.7 Relatively High

46,041
Population
35
Departments
51
Stations
13
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
0.16
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
45th highest of 67
Life Safety per 100k
0.34
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
33rd highest of 67
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$15.9M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
44th highest of 67
Property Loss per Resident
$346
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
15th 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 Mifflin County, the largest single contributor is Strong Wind, 27% of the life-safety total.

Mifflin County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $15.9M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 67 Pennsylvania counties. Nationally, Mifflin County ranks 2226th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2903rd for life safety per 100k residents, 1083rd for property loss, and 1534th 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

86%
12%
Property (buildings): $15.9M (86.4%)
Life safety: $2.1M (11.7%)
Agriculture: $362K (2.0%)

Total expected annual loss: $18,427,836 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)

Strong Wind
$587K
Inland Flooding
$546K
Lightning
$276K
Tornado
$256K
Heat Wave
$170K
Winter Weather
$134K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$14.6M
Hurricane
$582K
Tornado
$345K
Strong Wind
$184K
Earthquake
$130K
Hail
$49K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Mifflin 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

94%
Combination: 6% (2)
Volunteer: 94% (33)
Residents per Station
903
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
110.8
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 35 departments registered in NERIS Public for Mifflin 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 Mifflin 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 35 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Hershey Volunteer Fire Department 120,246 $7.2M Relatively Moderate 5
Quarryville Fire Company #1 96,745 $4.4M Relatively Moderate 1
Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Company 33,716 $4.3M Relatively Moderate 1
Friendship Fire And Hose Company 83,393 $4.1M Relatively Moderate 2
East Brandywine Fire Company 62,009 $3.8M Relatively Moderate 3
Perserverance Fire Company 59,289 $3.6M Relatively Moderate 1
Cumru Township Fire Department 60,560 $3.5M Relatively Moderate 6
Modena Fire Company 1 48,160 $3.4M Relatively Moderate 1
Picture Rocks Volunteer Fire Company 54,296 $3.2M Relatively Moderate 1
Leo Independent Fire Engine Company 1 78,599 $3.2M Relatively Low 1
Citizen's Hook And Ladder Company #1 42,260 $3.1M Relatively Moderate 1
Ono Fire Company 44,599 $2.4M Relatively Moderate 1
Metal Township Fire & Ambulance Company 34,768 $2.1M Relatively High 1
Friendship Fire Company #2 Mohnton 30,072 $1.9M Relatively Moderate 2
Juction Fire Company #15 36,481 $1.8M Relatively High 1
Rheems Fire Department 34,433 $1.8M Relatively Low 2
Blawnox Glenover Volunteer Fire Department 27,588 $1.5M Relatively Moderate 1
Markleysburg Henry-Clay Volunteer Fire Department 36,392 $1.4M Relatively Moderate 2
New Danville Fire Company, Inc. 23,507 $1.4M Relatively Moderate 1
Chief Logan Volunteer Fire Department 27,849 $1.4M Relatively Moderate 2
West Granville Fire Company 27,849 $1.4M Relatively Moderate 1
Orangeville Community Fire Company 28,789 $1.4M Relatively High 1
Kinzer Fire Company 26,836 $1.0M Relatively High 1
Bellgrove Fire Company 7,810 $343.6K Relatively High 1
Mill Creek Borough Volunteer Fire Company 3,178 $237.3K Relatively Moderate 1
Allensville Volunteer Fire Company 5,732 $211.4K Very High 1
Belleville Fire Company #1 5,732 $211.4K Very High 1
Brooklyn Hose Company 1,622 $194.6K Relatively High 1
Reedsville Volunteer Fire Company 4,150 $175.0K Relatively Moderate 1
Mcveytown Fire Department 3,779 $170.8K Relatively High 1
Newton Wayne Volunteer Fire Department 2,824 $144.2K Relatively Moderate 1
Stone Creek Valley Volunteer Fire Company 1,797 $117.8K Very Low 1
City Hook And Ladder Company 2,211 $106.3K Relatively Moderate 1
Decatur Volunteer Fire Company 2,942 $100.5K Relatively Low 1
United Fire And Rescue Service 2,197 $80.2K Relatively High 1
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Risk Snapshot

16.2%
Poverty Rate
22.0%
Age 65+
15.1%
Disability Rate
12.8%
Uninsured
74.2%
Pre-1980 Housing
8.2%
Mobile Homes
13.8%
Vacancy Rate
11.7%
Wood Heat
$63,839
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

2
Last 10 Years
9
Last 25 Years
Flood
Most Frequent

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