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Doddridge County, WV

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 87.2 Very High

7,711
Population
8
Departments
9
Stations
2
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
0.02
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
53rd highest of 55
Life Safety per 100k
0.25
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
44th highest of 55
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$5.9M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
45th highest of 55
Property Loss per Resident
$759
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
7th highest of 55

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 Doddridge County, the largest single contributor is Landslide, 21% of the life-safety total.

Doddridge County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $5.9M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 55 West Virginia counties. Nationally, Doddridge County ranks 3156th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 3085th for life safety per 100k residents, 2083rd for property loss, and 301st 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

96%
Property (buildings): $5.9M (95.6%)
Life safety: $265K (4.3%)
Agriculture: $6K (0.1%)

Total expected annual loss: $6,125,168 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
$55K
Lightning
$51K
Inland Flooding
$37K
Heat Wave
$33K
Tornado
$30K
Strong Wind
$21K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$5.6M
Hail
$62K
Strong Wind
$39K
Tornado
$35K
Earthquake
$24K
Hurricane
$23K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Doddridge 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

100%
Volunteer: 100% (8)
Residents per Station
857
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
116.7
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 8 departments registered in NERIS Public for Doddridge County, WV. 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 Doddridge 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 8 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Greenwood Volunteer Fire Department 15,305 $728.6K Relatively High 1
Pennsboro Volunteer Fire Department 8,751 $446.0K Very High 1
Folsom Fire Department 3,435 $326.2K Very High 2
Salem Volunteer Fire Department 10,115 $300.2K Relatively High 1
Bancs Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 7,711 $264.7K Very High 1
Smithburg Volunteer Fire Department 7,711 $264.7K Very High 1
West Union Volunteer Fire Department., Inc. 7,711 $264.7K Very High 1
Mcclellan District Volunteer Fire Department 3,914 $151.7K Very High 1
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Risk Snapshot

14.8%
Poverty Rate
21.6%
Age 65+
16.1%
Disability Rate
5.5%
Uninsured
54.0%
Pre-1980 Housing
14.5%
Mobile Homes
21.1%
Vacancy Rate
1.7%
Wood Heat
$58,167
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

6
Last 10 Years
18
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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