Chapter ED Intelligence · Chapter Report
ARC of Broward County
Southeast and Caribbean Division · South Florida Region
FL · 1 counties · HQ Ft. Lauderdale, FL · FEMA Region IV
1,979,125
People
772,091
Households
50.1%
Households below the ALICE survival threshold
1
Counties · 1,224 sq mi
Nearly 50% of households across this chapter live below the ALICE survival threshold — the working families one disaster away from crisis.
In this report · Economic vulnerability · Who lives here · Home fire mission (FLARE) · mission delivery & the bespoke relationship strategy to follow
Sources: American Red Cross geography + 2023 demographics reference table; United Way ALICE + poverty (latest county year).
Geography & Footprint
The chapter's footprint.
1
Counties
1,224
Square miles
1,979,125
People
South Florida Region
Southeast and Caribbean Division
| County | People | Sq mi | % of chapter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broward | 1,979,125 | 1,224 | 100.0% |
HQ: Ft. Lauderdale, FL · FEMA Region IV. Counties sorted by population.
Who Lives Here
The people of this chapter.
42
Median age
$68,728
Median household income
17.2%
Age 65+
38.9%
Renter households
Age distribution
Race & ethnicity
Hispanic / Latino (any race): 32.1% of residents.
Source: American Red Cross 2023 demographics reference table. Chapter figures aggregate the 1 counties; median age and income are population-weighted.
Economic Vulnerability
Where the need is greatest.
| County | People | Median HH income | ALICE | Poverty | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broward | 1,979,125 | $68,728 | 36.6% | 13.5% | 50.1% |
Combined = households in poverty plus ALICE households (above poverty, below the cost of basics), as a share of all county households. Source: United Way ALICE, latest county year.
Risk & Disaster History
What this chapter is up against.
$648.0M
Expected annual loss, all hazards
Broward
Highest-risk county
78.1%
Avg social vulnerability (SVI)
7
FEMA declarations, 5 yr (top county)
| County | NRI risk | Exp. annual loss | SVI %ile | FEMA 5yr | FEMA all |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broward | Relatively High | $648.0M | 78.1% | 7 | 43 |
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index 2025 (risk rating, expected annual loss), CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022 (social-vulnerability percentile), FEMA disaster declarations — via the Red Cross national county database.
Disaster History
A chapter shaped by disaster.
43
Federal disaster declarations
25
Hurricanes
Hurricane
Most common type
2025
Most recent
By incident type
Most recent declarations
| FY | Disaster | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hurricane Milton | Hurricane |
| 2025 | Hurricane Milton | Hurricane |
| 2023 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Flood |
| 2023 | Hurricane Nicole | Hurricane |
| 2023 | Tropical Storm Nicole | Tropical Storm |
| 2022 | Hurricane Ian | Hurricane |
| 2022 | Tropical Storm Ian | Hurricane |
| 2020 | Hurricane Isaias | Hurricane |
| 2020 | Covid-19 Pandemic | Biological |
| 2020 | Covid-19 | Biological |
Source: FEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 — county-level, deduplicated to unique disasters.
Home Fire Mission · FLARE 2024
Every home fire is a Red Cross moment.
243
Home fires (2024)
54.7%
Red Cross care rate
76
Fires with no Red Cross notification
1.2
Fires per 10,000 residents
Red Cross cared for 55% of home fires — but 76 (31%) happened with no Red Cross notification: the prevention, smoke-alarm, and response opportunity, county by county.
Source: FLARE Fire Incidents 2024 (American Red Cross, public layer). “With care” = Red Cross provided assistance; “no notification” = the Red Cross was never alerted to the fire.
Home Fire · Respond & Prevent
Red Cross shows up — and prevents.
2,432
Home-fire calls answered (RC response)
1,936
Single-family fire responses
4,232
Free smoke alarms installed
494
Multi-family fire responses
Red Cross answered 2,432 home-fire calls and installed 4,232 free smoke alarms across the chapter — response and prevention, county by county.
Sources: DRO National 800-RedCross Calls by County (RC fire responses); Smoke Alarm Installs FY15–FY24 (American Red Cross).
Disaster Response · DAT
The local face of care.
44
Trained DAT volunteers
221
Historical DAT calls answered
1
Counties with DAT volunteers
44
Responders on the map
Every dot is a trained Disaster Action Team volunteer ready to respond to a home fire — shown by position only, never by name.
Source: Florida DAT — RC Care volunteers + historical calls (American Red Cross). Individual identities withheld; counts and positions only.
Red Cross Facilities
The chapter's physical footprint.
2
Red Cross facilities
0
Owned
2
Leased / licensed
0
BioMed sites
By type / function
BioMed facilities
No BioMed fixed sites in this chapter.
Sources: Red Cross real-estate portfolio (reintel.jbf.com) + BioMed facilities (biomed.jbf.com).
Locations, types and functions only — no cost, square footage, or lease terms are disclosed.
Red Cross Philanthropy · Major Donors
Who gives here.
Major-donor giving across the chapter — three fiscal years. Internal planning data.
$4,059,140
Total giving, 3-year
80
Major donors
$484,561
Current FY · ▼ 78% vs prior FY
$4,059,140
Top: Broward
| County | Major donors | Total giving, 3-year |
|---|---|---|
| Broward | 80 | $4,059,140 |
Source: Red Cross major-donor giving by county, three fiscal years.
Internal / executive-director planning use — not donor-facing.
County Deep Dive
Broward County
1,979,125
People
$68,728
Median HH income
50.1%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively High
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age41.7
ALICE households277,598
Poverty households102,269
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$648.0M
Social vulnerability (SVI)78.1%
FEMA declarations (all time)43
Home fires, CY2024243
Fires, no RC notification76
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$4,059,140
Broward County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
Your Live Tools
The chapter's Experience Builder apps & federal tools.
Red Cross Intelligence Briefing
Chapter risk, hardship, hazards & county drilldowns
experience.arcgis.com
Disaster Response Intelligence
Spatial disaster-response intelligence
Experience Builder app
Red Cross Real Estate
Facilities & market intelligence
experience.arcgis.com
Service Area Planning
Service-area geography & planning
Experience Builder app
Community Mobilization V
Local resource & mobilization map
experience.arcgis.com
Biomed
Blood & BioMed footprint
experience.arcgis.com
FEMA RAPT
Resilience analysis & planning
www.fema.gov
Census Community Resilience
People & resilience context
www.census.gov
Red Cross Experience Builder apps give the live, drill-down companion to this report; federal tools add official context.
Sources & Methodology
Every number, traceable.
Tools produce facts; humans own decisions. Each figure in this report traces to a named source and vintage.
| Metric | Source | Vintage |
|---|---|---|
| geography + 2023 demographics | ALICE master / Red Cross reference table | 2023 |
| ALICE + poverty households | MASTER counties ALICE+demographics | 2023 |
| flare | flare_fire_incidents (public AGOL, CY24) | CY2024 |
| smoke_alarms | GIS_MAP_FY15_to_FY24 (AGOL item b09f21d9…) | FY15–24 |
| lives_saved | Lives_Saved_Map_30_Apr_2026 (AGOL item ff313330…) | 2026 |
| risk + disaster history | FEMA NRI 2025 · CDC SVI 2022 · FEMA declarations (red-cross-data county master) | FEMA NRI 2025 · SVI 2022 |
| fema disaster history | FEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 | 2026 |
| DAT volunteers + calls | Florida DAT — RC Care volunteers + historical calls (org AGOL; names withheld) | 2026 |
| facilities / real estate (no costs) | Red Cross facilities portfolio — reintel.jbf.com (locations, types & ownership only; no cost/lease terms) | FY25 |
| home-fire RC responses (SFF/MFF) | DRO National 800-RedCross Calls by County (org AGOL) | FY24–26 |
Geography: American Red Cross chapter↔county reference. The full machine-readable source ledger ships with the data bundle.
Appendix · County Data
Full county table.
| County | Pop | Households | Hardship | NRI risk | Exp. annual loss | Fires '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broward | 1,979,125 | 772,091 | 50.1% | Relatively High | $648.0M | 243 |
One row per county. Combined hardship = poverty + ALICE households. Fires = FLARE CY2024.