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Nez Perce County, ID

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 41.2 Relatively Moderate

42,697
Population
9
Departments
13
Stations
10
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
0.09
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
31st highest of 44
Life Safety per 100k
0.22
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
44th highest of 44
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$13.8M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
12th highest of 44
Property Loss per Resident
$322
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
30th 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 Nez Perce County, the largest single contributor is Heat Wave, 54% of the life-safety total.

Nez Perce County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $13.8M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 44 Idaho counties. Nationally, Nez Perce County ranks 2672nd of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 3146th for life safety per 100k residents, 1195th for property loss, and 1682nd 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

91%
8%
Property (buildings): $13.8M (91.3%)
Life safety: $1.3M (8.4%)
Agriculture: $42K (0.3%)

Total expected annual loss: $15,070,732 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
$684K
Cold Wave
$285K
Wildfire
$89K
Strong Wind
$49K
Earthquake
$40K
Lightning
$39K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$11.9M
Wildfire
$1.7M
Earthquake
$156K
Strong Wind
$32K
Tornado
$19K
Hail
$4K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Nez Perce 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

11%
89%
Career: 11% (1)
Volunteer: 89% (8)
Residents per Station
3,284
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
30.4
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 9 departments registered in NERIS Public for Nez Perce 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 Nez Perce 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 9 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Juliaetta Volunteer Fire Department 36,710 $1.9M Relatively Low 1
Kendrick Volunteer Fire Department 36,710 $1.9M Relatively Low 1
Genesee Rural Fire District 22,425 $946.8K Relatively High 1
Lewiston Fire Department 31,423 $905.7K Relatively Low 5
Big Canyon Fire District 8,439 $773.1K Very High 1
Sunnyside Rural Fire District 6,635 $714.4K Very High 1
City Of Culdesac Fire Department 6,728 $246.1K Relatively High 1
Wheatland Fire Protection District 5,946 $179.6K Very High 1
City Of Lapwai Fire Department 4,610 $174.5K Very High 1
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Risk Snapshot

12.2%
Poverty Rate
21.1%
Age 65+
18.1%
Disability Rate
7.7%
Uninsured
61.7%
Pre-1980 Housing
10.4%
Mobile Homes
7.0%
Vacancy Rate
5.1%
Wood Heat
$72,487
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

7
Last 10 Years
10
Last 25 Years
Fire
Most Frequent

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