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McNairy County, TN

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 69.0 Relatively High

25,970
Population
12
Departments
32
Stations
8
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
0.58
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
38th highest of 95
Life Safety per 100k
2.24
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
22nd highest of 95
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$6.6M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
59th highest of 95
Property Loss per Resident
$252
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
48th 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 McNairy County, the largest single contributor is Cold Wave, 36% of the life-safety total.

McNairy County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $6.6M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 95 Tennessee counties. Nationally, McNairy County ranks 951st of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 511th for life safety per 100k residents, 1979th for property loss, and 2284th 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

45%
55%
Property (buildings): $6.6M (44.9%)
Life safety: $8.0M (54.5%)
Agriculture: $84K (0.6%)

Total expected annual loss: $14,593,043 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
$2.8M
Earthquake
$2.4M
Tornado
$877K
Heat Wave
$703K
Strong Wind
$560K
Inland Flooding
$329K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$3.1M
Earthquake
$2.5M
Tornado
$695K
Strong Wind
$148K
Hurricane
$118K
Lightning
$11K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in McNairy 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

17%
83%
Combination: 17% (2)
Volunteer: 83% (10)
Residents per Station
812
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
123.2
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 12 departments registered in NERIS Public for McNairy 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 McNairy 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 12 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Selmer Fire Department 17,051 $5.5M Relatively High 3
Chester County Fire Department 13,358 $4.7M Relatively High 8
Milledgeville Volunteer Fire Department 12,749 $4.6M Very High 1
Mcnairy County Fire Department 15,555 $4.5M Relatively High 12
Adamsville Volunteer Fire Department 6,554 $2.0M Relatively High 1
Bethel Springs Fire Department 5,392 $1.5M Relatively Moderate 1
Michie Volunteer Fire & Rescue 5,310 $1.4M Relatively Moderate 1
Stantonville Volunteer Fire Department 5,310 $1.4M Relatively Moderate 1
Enville Volunteer Fire Department 3,252 $1.3M Very High 1
Guys Volunteer Fire Department 3,609 $1.0M Relatively High 1
Ramer Volunteer Fire Department 3,609 $1.0M Relatively High 1
Finger Volunteer Fire Department 2,737 $625.6K Relatively Moderate 1
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Risk Snapshot

16.5%
Poverty Rate
20.8%
Age 65+
16.4%
Disability Rate
10.1%
Uninsured
45.9%
Pre-1980 Housing
17.4%
Mobile Homes
19.4%
Vacancy Rate
2.9%
Wood Heat
$52,008
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

10
Last 10 Years
17
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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