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Crow Wing County, MN

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 62.5 Relatively High

67,686
Population
17
Departments
27
Stations
21
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
0.78
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
15th highest of 87
Life Safety per 100k
1.16
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
41st highest of 87
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$28.6M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
12th highest of 87
Property Loss per Resident
$423
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
35th highest of 87

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 Crow Wing County, the largest single contributor is Cold Wave, 78% of the life-safety total.

Crow Wing County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $28.6M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 87 Minnesota counties. Nationally, Crow Wing County ranks 731st of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 1446th for life safety per 100k residents, 623rd for property loss, and 1127th 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

72%
27%
Property (buildings): $28.6M (72.5%)
Life safety: $10.8M (27.2%)
Agriculture: $110K (0.3%)

Total expected annual loss: $39,475,313 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)

Cold Wave
$8.4M
Strong Wind
$937K
Heat Wave
$528K
Lightning
$425K
Tornado
$292K
Hail
$86K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$25.6M
Tornado
$1.6M
Hail
$586K
Strong Wind
$282K
Wildfire
$278K
Lightning
$131K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Crow Wing 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

18%
71%
Career: 6% (1)
Combination: 6% (1)
Volunteer: 18% (3)
Unreported: 71% (12)
Residents per Station
2,507
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
39.9
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 17 departments registered in NERIS Public for Crow Wing County, MN. 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 Crow Wing 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
Brainerd Fire Department 49,276 $7.8M Relatively Moderate 3
Camp Ripley Army Fire & Emergency Services 36,533 $4.4M Very High 1
Aitkin Fire Department 15,894 $4.2M Relatively High 1
Nisswa Volunteer Fire Department 12,803 $2.1M Relatively High 2
City Of Crosby Volunteer Fire Department 13,068 $2.0M Relatively High 1
Pillager Area Fire Protection Association 11,679 $1.8M Relatively Moderate 2
Pequot Lakes Fire Department 11,021 $1.7M Relatively High 2
Deerwood Fire & Rescue 11,148 $1.7M Relatively Moderate 1
Garrison Fire And Rescue 10,328 $1.5M Relatively High 1
Cuyuna Fire Department 8,169 $1.2M Relatively Moderate 1
Browerville Fire Department 9,317 $891.2K Relatively High 1
Crosslake Volunteer Fire Department 5,285 $810.5K Very High 2
Ideal Fire Department 5,285 $810.5K Very High 2
Longville Volunteer Fire Department 4,856 $773.5K Relatively Moderate 1
Mission Township Fire And Rescue 4,783 $766.3K Relatively High 4
Ironton Fire Department 3,141 $482.9K Relatively Moderate 1
Emily Volunteer Fire Department 2,062 $328.4K Very High 1
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Risk Snapshot

9.9%
Poverty Rate
24.5%
Age 65+
15.9%
Disability Rate
5.2%
Uninsured
39.1%
Pre-1980 Housing
5.0%
Mobile Homes
31.1%
Vacancy Rate
4.2%
Wood Heat
$77,371
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

3
Last 10 Years
7
Last 25 Years
Flood
Most Frequent

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