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Idaho County, ID

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 93.9 Very High

17,432
Population
18
Departments
40
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
0.53
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
15th highest of 44
Life Safety per 100k
3.04
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
14th highest of 44
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$28.5M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
5th highest of 44
Property Loss per Resident
$1,637
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
3rd highest of 44

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 Idaho County, the largest single contributor is Avalanche, 76% of the life-safety total.

Idaho County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $28.5M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 44 Idaho counties. Nationally, Idaho County ranks 1020th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 307th for life safety per 100k residents, 628th for property loss, and 28th 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

80%
20%
Property (buildings): $28.5M (79.7%)
Life safety: $7.3M (20.3%)
Agriculture: $19K (0.1%)

Total expected annual loss: $35,806,210 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
$5.5M
Landslide
$935K
Wildfire
$417K
Heat Wave
$160K
Lightning
$92K
Cold Wave
$78K

By property loss ($/yr)

Wildfire
$16.6M
Inland Flooding
$11.8M
Earthquake
$110K
Strong Wind
$14K
Tornado
$11K
Hail
$10K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Idaho 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

22%
78%
Combination: 22% (4)
Volunteer: 78% (14)
Residents per Station
436
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
229.5
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 18 departments registered in NERIS Public for Idaho County, ID. 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 Idaho 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
Sagle Fire District 26,012 $16.3M Very High 7
Frenchtown Rural Fire District 13,124 $11.3M Very High 8
Saint Maries Fire Protection District 16,495 $7.1M Very High 3
Mccall Fire Protection District 13,637 $5.4M Very High 4
Bpc Volunteer Rural Fire Department, Inc. 11,928 $4.1M Very High 0
Meadows Valley Fire Protection District 5,858 $3.3M Very High 1
Cottonwood Rural Fire Department 12,394 $3.3M Very High 1
Riggins City Fire Department 4,672 $3.1M Very High 1
Salmon River Rural Fire Department Incorporated 4,672 $3.1M Very High 6
Kamiah Fire Protection District 8,598 $3.1M Very High 0
Kooskia Volunteer Fire Department 7,063 $3.0M Very High 1
Harpster Fire Protection District 9,786 $2.3M Very High 1
Grangeville Fire Department 6,647 $2.1M Very High 1
Elk City Volunteer Fire Department 2,142 $1.9M Very High 1
Prichard/Murray Volunteer Fire Department Inc. 2,142 $1.9M Very High 2
Ridge Runner Fire Department 2,142 $1.9M Very High 1
Weippe Rural Fire District 6,987 $1.4M Very High 1
Cottonwood Volunteer Fire Department 2,608 $1.0M Relatively High 1
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Risk Snapshot

11.1%
Poverty Rate
29.4%
Age 65+
17.7%
Disability Rate
14.2%
Uninsured
55.9%
Pre-1980 Housing
12.7%
Mobile Homes
23.9%
Vacancy Rate
32.2%
Wood Heat
$68,177
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

6
Last 10 Years
12
Last 25 Years
Fire
Most Frequent

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