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Greenbrier County, WV

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 82.0 Very High

32,386
Population
20
Departments
23
Stations
10
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
0.63
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
2nd highest of 55
Life Safety per 100k
1.94
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
2nd highest of 55
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$16.8M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
14th highest of 55
Property Loss per Resident
$518
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
33rd 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 Greenbrier County, the largest single contributor is Cold Wave, 53% of the life-safety total.

Greenbrier County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $16.8M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 55 West Virginia counties. Nationally, Greenbrier County ranks 896th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 666th for life safety per 100k residents, 1033rd for property loss, and 792nd 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

66%
34%
Property (buildings): $16.8M (65.8%)
Life safety: $8.6M (33.7%)
Agriculture: $109K (0.4%)

Total expected annual loss: $25,487,942 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
$4.6M
Inland Flooding
$2.2M
Landslide
$979K
Lightning
$525K
Strong Wind
$117K
Hail
$59K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$16.0M
Earthquake
$221K
Strong Wind
$147K
Hail
$104K
Winter Weather
$80K
Hurricane
$64K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Greenbrier 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

95%
Combination: 5% (1)
Volunteer: 95% (19)
Residents per Station
1,408
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
71.0
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 20 departments registered in NERIS Public for Greenbrier 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 Greenbrier 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
Lewisburg Fire Department 23,396 $5.5M Relatively High 2
Quinwood Volunteer Fire Department 14,647 $4.5M Very High 1
Richwood Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 13,792 $3.7M Very High 1
Clintonville Volunteer Fire Department 13,693 $3.3M Relatively High 1
Smoot Area Volunteer Fire Department 9,273 $2.9M Very High 1
Rainelle Fire Department 12,629 $2.9M Relatively Moderate 1
Frankford Volunteer Fire Department 10,343 $2.6M Relatively High 1
Renick Volunteer Fire Department 10,343 $2.6M Relatively High 1
Fairlea Volunteer Fire Department 13,125 $2.4M Very High 1
Anthony Creek Fire Department 6,802 $2.3M Relatively High 1
White Sulphur Springs Volunteer Fire Department 6,802 $2.3M Relatively High 1
Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 7,624 $1.9M Relatively High 2
Williamsburg Volunteer Fire Department 6,050 $1.8M Very High 1
Ronceverte Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 8,621 $1.7M Very High 1
Tri-County Fire Department 6,671 $1.6M Very High 1
Green Sulphur District Volunteer Fire Department & Rescue Squad 6,499 $1.3M Very High 1
Union Volunteer Fire Department 8,413 $1.3M Relatively High 1
Melfa Volunteer Fire And Rescue Company, Inc. 9,115 $1.2M Relatively High 2
Rupert Volunteer Fire Department 3,369 $1.1M Very High 1
Hillsboro Volunteer Fire Department 2,022 $240.3K Relatively Moderate 1
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Risk Snapshot

21.8%
Poverty Rate
24.5%
Age 65+
19.6%
Disability Rate
6.3%
Uninsured
54.4%
Pre-1980 Housing
13.3%
Mobile Homes
17.4%
Vacancy Rate
9.3%
Wood Heat
$49,269
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

5
Last 10 Years
15
Last 25 Years
Flood
Most Frequent

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