Master Plan Nashua Fire Rescue, NH
At-Risk Populations
The Journal of General Internal Medicine defines “Populations at Risk” very broadly. The definition includes
the poor, frail, disabled, economically disadvantaged, homeless, racial, and ethnic minorities, as well as
people with low literacy. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Urban Fire Safety Report further
reinforces the “at-risk” groups as:
= Males
«Children under 5 years of age
= Adults over the age of 65 years
= Persons with disabilities
= Persons with language barriers; and
«= Persons in low-income communities
Males
Males, especially those under 25 years of age, are more prone to engage in risky activities. Additionally, males
are 1.7 times more likely to die in fires than females. In Nashua, 48.8% of the population is male. This is slightly
less than both the state and nation, which are 49.6% male and 49.2% male, respectively.
Persons by Age-Risk
The median age in Nashua is 39.83 years old. In terms of age, the residents in Nashua are very evenly
distributed in an almost perfect bell curve. Generation G and the Alpha Generation, which are the oldest and
youngest generations in the city, comprise 6.8% and 4.5% of the population, respectively. The most
prominent generations are the Millennials (24.6%), Baby Boomers (21.9%), and Generation X (21.1%).
The Center for Disease Control states that Millennials have the highest risk of death caused by unintentional
injury; however, they are difficult to target for prevention programs because of occupational obligations and
a decline in community participation.
Figure 20. Population by Generation
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6.8% 21.9% 21.1%
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24.6% 21.2% 4.5%
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