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Bledsoe County, TN

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 68.6 Relatively High

15,032
Population
17
Departments
40
Stations
4
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
0.19
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
77th highest of 95
Life Safety per 100k
1.26
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
40th highest of 95
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$3.1M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
83rd highest of 95
Property Loss per Resident
$209
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
68th highest of 95

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 Bledsoe County, the largest single contributor is Cold Wave, 52% of the life-safety total.

Bledsoe County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $3.1M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 95 Tennessee counties. Nationally, Bledsoe County ranks 2018th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 1310th for life safety per 100k residents, 2667th for property loss, and 2690th 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

52%
43%
Property (buildings): $3.1M (52.4%)
Life safety: $2.6M (43.4%)
Agriculture: $249K (4.2%)

Total expected annual loss: $5,995,444 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
$1.3M
Tornado
$718K
Strong Wind
$234K
Lightning
$109K
Earthquake
$107K
Heat Wave
$31K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$2.3M
Tornado
$355K
Earthquake
$229K
Strong Wind
$102K
Wildfire
$37K
Hail
$30K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Bledsoe 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%
Volunteer: 94% (16)
Unreported: 6% (1)
Residents per Station
376
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
266.1
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 17 departments registered in NERIS Public for Bledsoe County, TN. 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 Bledsoe 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 17 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Dunlap Volunteer Fire Department 16,809 $6.7M Very High 1
Rhea County Volunteer Fire Department 29,533 $3.2M Relatively High 14
Nine Mile Volunteer Fire Department 12,786 $2.3M Relatively High 1
Fall Creek Falls Volunteer Fire Department 10,841 $2.1M Relatively Moderate 1
Lusk Volunteer Fire Department 10,650 $1.9M Relatively High 1
Lewis Chapel Volunteer Fire Department 4,429 $1.8M Very High 1
Cagle Volunteer Fire Department 5,765 $1.7M Relatively High 1
Rigsby Volunteer Fire Department 10,628 $1.6M Relatively High 2
Luminary-Frostbite Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 8,382 $1.3M Relatively High 1
Brockdell Fire Volunteer Fire Department 6,650 $1.3M Relatively High 1
Sale Creek Volunteer Fire & Rescue 11,437 $1.0M Relatively Low 10
Graysville Volunteer Fire Department 7,949 $983.9K Very High 1
Pikeville Volunteer Fire Department 6,628 $981.7K Relatively High 1
Bledsoe County Fire Department Mt Crest District #3 4,404 $970.5K Relatively High 1
Griffith Volunteer Fire Department 4,404 $970.5K Relatively High 1
Brayton Volunteer Fire Department 6,246 $942.4K Relatively Moderate 1
Mowbray Volunteer Fire Department 8,094 $892.6K Relatively Moderate 1
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Risk Snapshot

20.7%
Poverty Rate
20.8%
Age 65+
23.0%
Disability Rate
17.3%
Uninsured
30.2%
Pre-1980 Housing
27.1%
Mobile Homes
17.8%
Vacancy Rate
6.9%
Wood Heat
$56,307
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

9
Last 10 Years
18
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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