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Yavapai County, AZ

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 57.2 Relatively Moderate

245,480
Population
27
Departments
96
Stations
72
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
1.14
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
10th highest of 15
Life Safety per 100k
0.47
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
14th highest of 15
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$91.9M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
5th highest of 15
Property Loss per Resident
$374
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
7th highest of 15

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 Yavapai County, the largest single contributor is Inland Flooding, 52% of the life-safety total.

Yavapai County carries an expected 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $91.9M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 15 Arizona counties. Nationally, Yavapai County ranks 520th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2618th for life safety per 100k residents, 235th for property loss, and 1351st 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

85%
15%
Property (buildings): $91.9M (85.3%)
Life safety: $15.7M (14.5%)
Agriculture: $230K (0.2%)

Total expected annual loss: $107,807,293 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)

Inland Flooding
$8.1M
Lightning
$3.1M
Heat Wave
$1.5M
Wildfire
$1.3M
Winter Weather
$456K
Hail
$415K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$61.4M
Wildfire
$27.4M
Earthquake
$1.8M
Hail
$863K
Tornado
$255K
Strong Wind
$144K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Yavapai 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

48%
22%
22%
Career: 48% (13)
Combination: 22% (6)
Volunteer: 22% (6)
Unreported: 7% (2)
Residents per Station
2,557
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
39.1
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 27 departments registered in NERIS Public for Yavapai 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 Yavapai 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 27 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Red Lake Fire Department 364,157 $55.2M Relatively High 0
Sherwood Forest Fire District 364,157 $55.2M Relatively High 1
Carefree Fire Department 235,039 $45.3M Relatively High 17
Rural Metro Fire Department - Tucson 310,388 $44.6M Relatively High 10
Peoria Fire Department 201,312 $42.6M Relatively High 8
High Country Fire Rescue 156,059 $21.4M Relatively High 2
Sedona Fire District 35,745 $5.8M Relatively High 5
Central Arizona Fire And Medical Authority 110,202 $5.1M Relatively Moderate 12
Wickenburg Fire Department 24,940 $4.2M Very High 1
Copper Canyon Fire & Medical District 24,978 $4.0M Very High 4
Prescott Fire Department 68,105 $3.5M Relatively Moderate 7
Verde Valley Fire District 34,296 $3.3M Relatively High 8
Pinewood Fire District 8,768 $2.6M Very High 2
Cottonwood Fire & Medical Department 23,019 $2.1M Relatively High 1
Hualapai Fire and EMS 10,939 $1.6M Relatively Moderate 3
Mayer Fire Department 10,165 $1.1M Very High 3
Congress Fire District 8,190 $742.0K Very High 1
Peeples Valley Fire District 8,190 $742.0K Very High 1
Southern Yavapai Fire Department 8,190 $742.0K Very High 1
Yarnell Fire Department 8,190 $742.0K Very High 1
Williamson Valley Fire District 9,256 $631.5K Relatively High 2
Crown King Fire District 4,073 $441.6K Very High 1
Jerome Fire Department 4,926 $414.0K Relatively High 1
Groom Creek Fire District 2,277 $149.2K Very High 2
Walker Fire Protection Association 2,277 $149.2K Very High 0
Ash Fork Fire District 2,694 $90.1K Relatively Moderate 1
Seligman Fire District 2,694 $90.1K Relatively Moderate 1
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Risk Snapshot

12.0%
Poverty Rate
34.1%
Age 65+
18.6%
Disability Rate
10.1%
Uninsured
22.9%
Pre-1980 Housing
17.0%
Mobile Homes
11.8%
Vacancy Rate
3.2%
Wood Heat
$71,527
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

7
Last 10 Years
19
Last 25 Years
Fire
Most Frequent

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