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Curry County, OR

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 97.8 Very High

23,381
Population
10
Departments
11
Stations
8
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
1.62
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
10th highest of 36
Life Safety per 100k
6.91
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
2nd highest of 36
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$21.8M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
22nd highest of 36
Property Loss per Resident
$934
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
6th highest of 36

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 Curry County, the largest single contributor is Tsunami, 68% of the life-safety total.

Curry County carries an expected 2 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $21.8M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 36 Oregon counties. Nationally, Curry County ranks 368th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 79th for life safety per 100k residents, 824th for property loss, and 158th 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

50%
50%
Property (buildings): $21.8M (49.6%)
Life safety: $22.1M (50.3%)
Agriculture: $15K (0.0%)

Total expected annual loss: $43,986,495 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)

Tsunami
$15.1M
Earthquake
$6.3M
Inland Flooding
$340K
Heat Wave
$170K
Wildfire
$82K
Landslide
$49K

By property loss ($/yr)

Earthquake
$12.0M
Inland Flooding
$6.6M
Wildfire
$1.7M
Tsunami
$1.5M
Coastal Flooding
$48K
Strong Wind
$10K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Curry 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

20%
40%
40%
Combination: 20% (2)
Volunteer: 40% (4)
Unreported: 40% (4)
Residents per Station
2,126
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
47.0
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 10 departments registered in NERIS Public for Curry County, OR. 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 Curry 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 10 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Gold Beach Fire Department 5,473 $11.1M Very High 1
Pistol River Fire District 8,168 $9.1M Very High 1
Ophir RFPD 5,060 $6.7M Very High 1
Agness Illahe Rural Fire Protection District 7,755 $4.6M Very High 1
Harbor RFPD 4,578 $3.9M Very High 1
Langlois RFPD 3,190 $3.8M Very High 2
Sixes RFPD 3,190 $3.8M Very High 1
Brookings Fire & Rescue 8,591 $2.5M Very High 1
Winchuck Rural Fire Protection District 2,877 $2.0M Very High 1
Cape Ferrelo RFPD 4,708 $890.5K Very High 1
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Risk Snapshot

15.2%
Poverty Rate
36.7%
Age 65+
22.5%
Disability Rate
4.9%
Uninsured
46.8%
Pre-1980 Housing
18.3%
Mobile Homes
15.6%
Vacancy Rate
12.3%
Wood Heat
$63,514
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

7
Last 10 Years
14
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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