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Larimer County, CO

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 44.6 Relatively Moderate

367,368
Population
17
Departments
83
Stations
86
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
6.15
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
3rd highest of 64
Life Safety per 100k
1.67
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
33rd highest of 64
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$81.5M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
8th highest of 64
Property Loss per Resident
$222
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
57th highest of 64

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 Larimer County, the largest single contributor is Avalanche, 51% of the life-safety total.

Larimer County carries an expected 6 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $81.5M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 64 Colorado counties. Nationally, Larimer County ranks 80th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 851st for life safety per 100k residents, 269th for property loss, and 2584th 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

49%
51%
Property (buildings): $81.5M (48.9%)
Life safety: $84.2M (50.6%)
Agriculture: $848K (0.5%)

Total expected annual loss: $166,600,597 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
$42.9M
Cold Wave
$16.3M
Inland Flooding
$7.3M
Lightning
$6.9M
Tornado
$3.7M
Strong Wind
$2.4M

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$47.0M
Wildfire
$14.5M
Hail
$9.5M
Tornado
$7.4M
Earthquake
$2.4M
Winter Weather
$314K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Larimer 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

35%
65%
Combination: 35% (6)
Volunteer: 65% (11)
Residents per Station
4,426
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
22.6
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 17 departments registered in NERIS Public for Larimer County, CO. 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 Larimer 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 17 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Poudre Fire Authority 242,400 $41.5M Relatively Moderate 16
Estes Valley Fire Protection District 15,948 $14.8M Very High 4
Loveland Fire Rescue Authority 73,974 $13.9M Relatively Moderate 19
Berthoud Fire Protection District 35,626 $11.0M Relatively Moderate 5
Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. 6,930 $10.5M Very High 3
Lyons Fire Protection District 8,874 $10.2M Very High 1
Glacier View Fire Protection District 4,672 $9.4M Very High 1
Red Feather Lakes Fire Protection District 4,672 $9.4M Very High 1
Wellington Fire Protection District 14,402 $9.1M Relatively High 4
Big Elk Volunteer Fire Department 6,508 $8.1M Very High 1
Allenspark Fire Protection District 4,857 $7.8M Very High 5
Windsor-Severance Fire Protection District 83,707 $6.7M Relatively High 12
Livermore Fire Protection District 6,207 $6.6M Very High 2
Poudre Canyon Fire Protection District 3,155 $6.4M Very High 4
Glen Haven Area Volunteer Fire Department 2,021 $3.7M Very High 2
Pinewood Springs Fire Protection District 1,809 $3.1M Very High 1
Crystal Lakes Volunteer Fire Department 1,517 $3.0M Very High 2
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Risk Snapshot

11.2%
Poverty Rate
17.4%
Age 65+
10.7%
Disability Rate
5.6%
Uninsured
31.9%
Pre-1980 Housing
3.3%
Mobile Homes
6.4%
Vacancy Rate
1.0%
Wood Heat
$97,429
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

6
Last 10 Years
22
Last 25 Years
Fire
Most Frequent

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