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Douglas County, OR

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 87.8 Very High

112,072
Population
22
Departments
37
Stations
30
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
1.66
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
8th highest of 36
Life Safety per 100k
1.48
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
11th highest of 36
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$80.2M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
7th highest of 36
Property Loss per Resident
$716
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
13th 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 Douglas County, the largest single contributor is Avalanche, 42% of the life-safety total.

Douglas County carries an expected 2 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $80.2M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 36 Oregon counties. Nationally, Douglas County ranks 360th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 1042nd for life safety per 100k residents, 271st for property loss, and 355th 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

78%
22%
Property (buildings): $80.2M (77.8%)
Life safety: $22.8M (22.1%)
Agriculture: $160K (0.2%)

Total expected annual loss: $103,136,851 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
$9.6M
Earthquake
$9.2M
Heat Wave
$1.8M
Inland Flooding
$1.1M
Wildfire
$345K
Ice Storm
$215K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$54.7M
Earthquake
$16.6M
Wildfire
$7.9M
Coastal Flooding
$464K
Tsunami
$306K
Strong Wind
$119K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Douglas 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

27%
55%
14%
Career: 5% (1)
Combination: 27% (6)
Volunteer: 55% (12)
Unreported: 14% (3)
Residents per Station
3,029
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
33.0
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 22 departments registered in NERIS Public for Douglas 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 Douglas 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 22 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Myrtle Creek Fire Department 22,487 $5.0M Very High 1
Scottsburg Rural Fire District 10,260 $3.7M Very High 1
Lookingglass RFPD 13,045 $3.3M Very High 1
North Douglas County Fire and EMS 12,553 $3.0M Very High 6
Sutherlin Fire Department 16,312 $2.7M Very High 2
Oakland Rural Fire Protection District 12,325 $2.6M Very High 1
Reedsport Fire Department 6,003 $2.4M Very High 2
Kellogg RFD 8,286 $2.3M Very High 3
Canyonville South Umpqua Fire District 8,950 $2.3M Very High 1
City of Roseburg Fire Department 16,205 $2.1M Very High 3
Tri-City Rural Fire Protection District #4 9,495 $2.0M Very High 1
Lakeside RFPD 8,239 $2.0M Very High 1
Glide Rural Fire Protection District 7,358 $2.0M Very High 2
Fair Oaks Rural Fire Protection District 9,258 $1.5M Very High 2
Elkton RFPD 4,257 $1.4M Very High 1
Riddle Fire Protection District 4,874 $1.2M Very High 1
Camas Valley Rural Fire District 4,008 $1.1M Very High 1
Tenmile Rural Fire Protection District 4,008 $1.1M Very High 2
Days Creek RFPD 4,076 $1.1M Very High 1
Milo Rural Fire Protection District 4,076 $1.1M Very High 1
Tiller Rural Fire Protection District 4,076 $1.1M Very High 2
Gardiner Rural Fire Protection District -- -- Insufficient Data 1
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Risk Snapshot

16.3%
Poverty Rate
26.5%
Age 65+
22.0%
Disability Rate
5.2%
Uninsured
57.3%
Pre-1980 Housing
18.3%
Mobile Homes
6.0%
Vacancy Rate
12.5%
Wood Heat
$65,013
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

10
Last 10 Years
19
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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