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Inyo County, CA

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 96.7 Very High

18,739
Population
18
Departments
226
Stations
6
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
1.84
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
29th highest of 58
Life Safety per 100k
9.80
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
2nd highest of 58
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$13.0M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
54th highest of 58
Property Loss per Resident
$692
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
30th highest of 58

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 Inyo County, the largest single contributor is Avalanche, 52% of the life-safety total.

Inyo County carries an expected 2 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $13.0M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 58 California counties. Nationally, Inyo County ranks 314th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 55th for life safety per 100k residents, 1271st for property loss, and 401st 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

34%
66%
Property (buildings): $13.0M (34.0%)
Life safety: $25.2M (66.0%)
Agriculture: $17K (0.0%)

Total expected annual loss: $38,138,455 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)

Avalanche
$13.1M
Heat Wave
$9.4M
Earthquake
$2.2M
Inland Flooding
$281K
Lightning
$78K
Winter Weather
$43K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$6.3M
Earthquake
$6.2M
Wildfire
$402K
Avalanche
$16K
Lightning
$10K
Landslide
$10K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Inyo 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

28%
44%
22%
Career: 28% (5)
Combination: 44% (8)
Volunteer: 22% (4)
Unreported: 6% (1)
Residents per Station
83
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
1,206.0
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 18 departments registered in NERIS Public for Inyo County, CA. 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 Inyo 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 18 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
San Bernardino County Fire District 1.0M $148.0M Very High 87
Fort Irwin Army Fire & Emergency Services 740,134 $136.4M Very High 11
San Manuel Band Of Mission Indians Fire Department 740,134 $136.4M Very High 1
Searles Valley Minerals Fire Department 740,134 $136.4M Very High 2
Clark County Fire Department 829,206 $128.3M Relatively High 46
Kern County Fire Department 906,940 $90.4M Relatively Moderate 64
Mojave Air And Space Port Fire Department 548,139 $53.6M Relatively High 0
California Correctional Institute 494,732 $49.3M Relatively High 1
Wasco State Prison Fire Department (Cdcr) 494,732 $49.3M Relatively High 1
Death Valley National Park Fire Department 18,739 $25.2M Very High 1
Keeler Volunteer Fire Department 18,739 $25.2M Very High 1
Camptonville Fire Department 170,124 $15.4M Relatively High 1
Bishop Fire Department 12,501 $14.0M Very High 3
Big Pine Fire Department 7,421 $13.6M Very High 1
Independence Fire Protection District 5,229 $10.6M Very High 1
Lone Pine Fire Department 2,758 $5.9M Very High 1
Southern Inyo Fire Protection District 2,758 $5.9M Very High 1
Long Valley Fire Protection District 13,637 $5.8M Very High 3
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Risk Snapshot

10.9%
Poverty Rate
24.9%
Age 65+
14.7%
Disability Rate
7.0%
Uninsured
59.2%
Pre-1980 Housing
25.9%
Mobile Homes
15.6%
Vacancy Rate
30.3%
Wood Heat
$77,423
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

8
Last 10 Years
11
Last 25 Years
Flood
Most Frequent

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