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Mohave County, AZ

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 60.1 Relatively High

220,517
Population
20
Departments
60
Stations
66
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, not agriculture.

Natural Hazard Life Safety
1.92
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
7th highest of 15
Life Safety per 100k
0.87
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
11th highest of 15
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$78.6M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
6th highest of 15
Property Loss per Resident
$357
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
9th highest of 15

These figures cover natural hazards only. Structure fire, EMS, and motor vehicle incidents are not in the National Risk Index, so this is not an all-cause life safety measure. For Mohave County, the largest single contributor is Heat Wave, 46% of the life-safety total.

Mohave County carries an expected 2 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $78.6M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 15 Arizona counties. Nationally, Mohave County ranks 298th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 1952nd for life safety per 100k residents, 277th for property loss, and 1474th for property loss per resident. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.

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Loss Breakdown

75%
25%
Property (buildings): $78.6M (74.9%)
Life safety: $26.3M (25.0%)
Agriculture: $69K (0.1%)

Total expected annual loss: $104,963,939 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)

Heat Wave
$12.0M
Inland Flooding
$10.5M
Lightning
$1.8M
Wildfire
$776K
Strong Wind
$357K
Earthquake
$310K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$63.0M
Wildfire
$13.3M
Earthquake
$1.8M
Strong Wind
$274K
Hail
$158K
Lightning
$38K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Mohave 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

30%
40%
20%
10%
Career: 30% (6)
Combination: 40% (8)
Volunteer: 20% (4)
Unreported: 10% (2)
Residents per Station
3,675
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
27.2
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 20 departments registered in NERIS Public for Mohave County, AZ. 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 Mohave 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 ▲
Bullhead City Fire Department 44,188 $5.8M Relatively High 6
Lake Havasu City Fire Department 59,441 $4.8M Relatively Low 7
Fort Mojave Mesa Fire Department 16,308 $3.5M Relatively High 2
Kingman Fire Department 35,245 $3.0M Relatively High 5
Golden Valley Fire Department 13,930 $2.6M Very High 4
Northern Arizona Fire District 25,528 $2.3M Relatively High 14
Apple Valley Fire Department 1,182 $1.7M Very High 1
Mohave Valley Fire Department 8,266 $1.4M Very High 1
Grand Canyon Airport Fire Department 2,724 $1.3M Very High 0
Desert Hills Fire District 3,828 $656.6K Very High 2
Beaver Dam-Littlefield Fire District 3,181 $479.0K Very High 3
Hildale-Colorado City Fire Department 6,311 $473.7K Relatively Moderate 1
Grapevine Mesa Fire District 3,522 $417.4K Very High 1
Lake Mohave Ranchos Fire Department 3,522 $417.4K Very High 3
Golden Shores Fire Department 2,400 $265.4K Relatively Moderate 1
Pinion Pine Fire Department 2,267 $221.3K Very High 3
Yucca Fire District 971 $127.5K Very High 1
Hualapai Fire and EMS 1,474 $90.9K Very Low 3
Pine Lake Fire District 163 $15.9K Very High 1
Oatman Fire Department 107 $14.0K Very High 1
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Risk Snapshot

16.1%
Poverty Rate
32.6%
Age 65+
21.9%
Disability Rate
9.5%
Uninsured
19.4%
Pre-1980 Housing
24.4%
Mobile Homes
16.3%
Vacancy Rate
1.5%
Wood Heat
$60,020
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

2
Last 10 Years
9
Last 25 Years
Flood
Most Frequent

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