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Lane County, OR

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 68.7 Relatively High

384,207
Population
17
Departments
44
Stations
93
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
3.12
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
6th highest of 36
Life Safety per 100k
0.81
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
27th highest of 36
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$178.2M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
3rd highest of 36
Property Loss per Resident
$464
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
19th 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 Lane County, the largest single contributor is Earthquake, 82% of the life-safety total.

Lane County carries an expected 3 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $178.2M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 36 Oregon counties. Nationally, Lane County ranks 171st of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2059th for life safety per 100k residents, 110th for property loss, and 981st 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

81%
19%
Property (buildings): $178.2M (80.6%)
Life safety: $42.8M (19.3%)
Agriculture: $233K (0.1%)

Total expected annual loss: $221,262,767 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)

Earthquake
$35.3M
Heat Wave
$4.6M
Lightning
$956K
Cold Wave
$727K
Ice Storm
$392K
Winter Weather
$310K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$116.7M
Earthquake
$59.9M
Strong Wind
$577K
Coastal Flooding
$274K
Tsunami
$175K
Tornado
$154K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Lane 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

76%
12%
12%
Combination: 76% (13)
Volunteer: 12% (2)
Unreported: 12% (2)
Residents per Station
8,732
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
11.5
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 17 departments registered in NERIS Public for Lane 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 Lane 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
South Lane County Fire & Rescue 36,763 $3.2M Very High 7
Junction City Fire Department 13,975 $2.1M Very High 2
Santa Clara Rural Fire Protection District 10,509 $1.6M Relatively High 2
Harrisburg F&R 12,142 $1.4M Very High 2
Monroe Rural Fire Protection District 8,616 $1.0M Very High 5
Dexter Rural Fire Protection District 11,051 $1.0M Very High 1
Central Cascades Fire and EMS 3,294 $682.7K Very High 1
Coburg Rural Fire Production District 7,771 $594.4K Relatively High 1
McKenzie Fire & Rescue 13,613 $592.3K Relatively High 5
Lake Creek RFPD 2,190 $427.9K Very High 1
Mapleton Fire Department 2,190 $427.9K Very High 1
Swisshome-Deadwood RFPD 2,190 $427.9K Very High 3
Mohawk Valley Rural Fire Protection District 5,127 $236.4K Very High 5
Lowell Rural Fire Protection District 5,537 $228.2K Very High 3
Upper McKenzie Rural Fire Protection District 4,892 $201.9K Very High 2
City of Oakridge 4,638 $175.4K Very High 2
Lorane RFPD 1,616 $168.4K Relatively High 1
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Risk Snapshot

15.3%
Poverty Rate
20.8%
Age 65+
17.1%
Disability Rate
5.6%
Uninsured
55.3%
Pre-1980 Housing
8.1%
Mobile Homes
5.5%
Vacancy Rate
4.3%
Wood Heat
$74,725
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

11
Last 10 Years
16
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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