Chapter ED Intelligence · Chapter Report
ARC of Greater Miami and the Keys
Southeast and Caribbean Division · South Florida Region
FL · 2 counties · HQ Miami, FL · FEMA Region IV
2,818,530
People
1,026,668
Households
53.2%
Households below the ALICE survival threshold
2
Counties · 2,986 sq mi
Nearly 53% 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.
2
Counties
2,986
Square miles
2,818,530
People
South Florida Region
Southeast and Caribbean Division
| County | People | Sq mi | % of chapter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade | 2,733,765 | 1,986 | 97.0% |
| Monroe | 84,765 | 1,000 | 3.0% |
HQ: Miami, FL · FEMA Region IV. Counties sorted by population.
Who Lives Here
The people of this chapter.
40
Median age
$61,441
Median household income
15.8%
Age 65+
49.2%
Renter households
Age distribution
Race & ethnicity
Hispanic / Latino (any race): 68.1% of residents.
Source: American Red Cross 2023 demographics reference table. Chapter figures aggregate the 2 counties; median age and income are population-weighted.
Economic Vulnerability
Where the need is greatest.
| County | People | Median HH income | ALICE | Poverty | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade | 2,733,765 | $60,992 | 38.7% | 14.8% | 53.5% |
| Monroe | 84,765 | $75,919 | 35.3% | 10.1% | 45.4% |
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.
$917.9M
Expected annual loss, all hazards
Miami-Dade
Highest-risk county
78.2%
Avg social vulnerability (SVI)
9
FEMA declarations, 5 yr (top county)
| County | NRI risk | Exp. annual loss | SVI %ile | FEMA 5yr | FEMA all |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade | Very High | $824.7M | 88.1% | 8 | 43 |
| Monroe | Relatively Moderate | $93.3M | 68.2% | 9 | 47 |
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.
55
Federal disaster declarations
29
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 |
| 2024 | Hurricane Helene | Hurricane |
| 2024 | Tropical Storm Helene | Tropical Storm |
| 2024 | Hurricane Debby | Tropical Storm |
| 2024 | Tropical Storm Debby | Tropical Storm |
| 2023 | Hurricane Nicole | Hurricane |
| 2023 | Tropical Storm Nicole | Tropical Storm |
| 2022 | Hurricane Ian | Hurricane |
| 2022 | Tropical Storm Ian | Hurricane |
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.
336
Home fires (2024)
52.7%
Red Cross care rate
131
Fires with no Red Cross notification
1.2
Fires per 10,000 residents
Red Cross cared for 53% of home fires — but 131 (39%) 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.
2,660
Home-fire calls answered (RC response)
1,976
Single-family fire responses
4,201
Free smoke alarms installed
671
Multi-family fire responses
Red Cross answered 2,660 home-fire calls and installed 4,201 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.
91
Trained DAT volunteers
448
Historical DAT calls answered
2
Counties with DAT volunteers
91
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.
1
Red Cross facilities
1
Owned
0
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.
$5,447,799
Total giving, 3-year
110
Major donors
$1,552,208
Current FY · ▼ 23% vs prior FY
$5,267,066
Top: Miami-Dade
| County | Major donors | Total giving, 3-year |
|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade | 98 | $5,267,066 |
| Monroe | 12 | $180,733 |
Source: Red Cross major-donor giving by county, three fiscal years.
Internal / executive-director planning use — not donor-facing.
County Deep Dive
Miami-Dade County
2,733,765
People
$60,992
Median HH income
53.5%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very High
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age39.6
ALICE households381,666
Poverty households145,803
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$824.7M
Social vulnerability (SVI)88.1%
FEMA declarations (all time)43
Home fires, CY2024319
Fires, no RC notification129
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$5,267,066
Miami-Dade County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Monroe County
84,765
People
$75,919
Median HH income
45.4%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Moderate
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age50.1
ALICE households11,494
Poverty households3,300
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$93.3M
Social vulnerability (SVI)68.2%
FEMA declarations (all time)47
Home fires, CY202417
Fires, no RC notification2
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$180,733
Monroe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade | 2,733,765 | 989,193 | 53.5% | Very High | $824.7M | 319 |
| Monroe | 84,765 | 37,475 | 45.4% | Relatively Moderate | $93.3M | 17 |
One row per county. Combined hardship = poverty + ALICE households. Fires = FLARE CY2024.