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Hawkins County, TN

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 46.1 Relatively Moderate

57,964
Population
20
Departments
39
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
0.29
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
63rd highest of 95
Life Safety per 100k
0.49
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
86th highest of 95
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$9.6M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
41st highest of 95
Property Loss per Resident
$166
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
86th 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 Hawkins County, the largest single contributor is Landslide, 26% of the life-safety total.

Hawkins County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $9.6M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 95 Tennessee counties. Nationally, Hawkins County ranks 1566th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2555th for life safety per 100k residents, 1549th for property loss, and 3010th 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

70%
29%
Property (buildings): $9.6M (70.4%)
Life safety: $3.9M (28.6%)
Agriculture: $133K (1.0%)

Total expected annual loss: $13,695,401 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)

Landslide
$1.0M
Strong Wind
$662K
Tornado
$643K
Cold Wave
$551K
Lightning
$441K
Inland Flooding
$274K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$7.5M
Landslide
$1.1M
Earthquake
$604K
Tornado
$269K
Strong Wind
$86K
Ice Storm
$41K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Hawkins 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

10%
85%
Combination: 10% (2)
Volunteer: 85% (17)
Unreported: 5% (1)
Residents per Station
1,486
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
67.3
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 20 departments registered in NERIS Public for Hawkins 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 Hawkins 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 20 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
City Of Kenton Volunteer Fire Department 6,961 $3.1M Relatively High 1
Kingsport Fire Department 70,759 $2.7M Relatively Low 8
Striggersville Volunteer Fire Department 24,348 $2.0M Relatively Moderate 2
Stanley Valley Volunteer Fire Department 22,455 $1.8M Relatively Moderate 2
Lakeview Volunteer Fire Department 21,384 $1.7M Relatively Moderate 2
Carter's Valley Fire Department 24,882 $1.4M Relatively Moderate 3
Church Hill Fire Department 17,033 $1.2M Relatively Moderate 3
United Volunteer Fire Department 20,736 $1.0M Relatively Low 1
Persia Volunteer Fire Department 12,614 $949.1K Relatively Moderate 1
East Hamblen Volunteer Fire Department 15,638 $675.9K Relatively Moderate 1
Clinch Valley Volunteer Fire Department 5,272 $601.5K Very High 2
North Hamblen County Volunteer Fire Department 11,949 $596.5K Relatively Moderate 1
Bulls Gap Fire Department 8,688 $538.8K Relatively Low 2
Mount Carmel Fire Department 8,975 $510.1K Relatively Low 1
Sullivan West Volunteer Fire Department 15,030 $415.2K Relatively Low 1
Town Of Surgoinsville Fire Department 5,971 $386.5K Relatively Moderate 2
Goshen Valley Volunteer Fire Department 3,376 $368.4K Relatively Moderate 2
Rogersville Fire Department 5,982 $335.1K Relatively Moderate 2
Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Department 2,704 $221.7K Relatively Moderate 1
Treadway Volunteer Fire Department 2,704 $221.7K Relatively Moderate 1
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Risk Snapshot

15.2%
Poverty Rate
21.8%
Age 65+
21.7%
Disability Rate
9.6%
Uninsured
41.2%
Pre-1980 Housing
20.7%
Mobile Homes
14.1%
Vacancy Rate
3.5%
Wood Heat
$56,857
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

8
Last 10 Years
11
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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