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Okanogan County, WA

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 93.8 Very High

43,425
Population
10
Departments
19
Stations
13
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, not agriculture.

Natural Hazard Life Safety
1.25
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
18th highest of 39
Life Safety per 100k
2.88
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
8th highest of 39
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$42.9M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
17th highest of 39
Property Loss per Resident
$989
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
5th highest of 39

These figures cover natural hazards only. Structure fire, EMS, and motor vehicle incidents are not in the National Risk Index, so this is not an all-cause life safety measure. For Okanogan County, the largest single contributor is Avalanche, 67% of the life-safety total.

Okanogan County carries an expected 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $42.9M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 39 Washington counties. Nationally, Okanogan County ranks 465th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 336th for life safety per 100k residents, 440th for property loss, and 129th for property loss per resident. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.

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Natural hazard exposure is only part of the risk. Fire deaths and injuries, cause of ignition, and dollar loss per incident come from NERIS incident reporting, which grows as departments serving Okanogan County enroll. Our Regional tier adds that data for the departments your jurisdiction sponsors, next to public risk and NERIS adoption for every department in Okanogan County.

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Loss Breakdown

70%
28%
Property (buildings): $42.9M (70.1%)
Life safety: $17.2M (28.0%)
Agriculture: $1.2M (1.9%)

Total expected annual loss: $61,294,274 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
$11.6M
Cold Wave
$2.9M
Wildfire
$1.1M
Heat Wave
$599K
Earthquake
$520K
Lightning
$247K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$22.8M
Wildfire
$18.5M
Earthquake
$1.5M
Landslide
$58K
Avalanche
$27K
Strong Wind
$23K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Okanogan 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

30%
70%
Combination: 30% (3)
Volunteer: 70% (7)
Residents per Station
2,286
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
43.8
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 10 departments registered in NERIS Public for Okanogan County, WA. 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 Okanogan 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 ▲
City Of Okanogan Fire Department 44,496 $16.6M Very High 1
City of Omak Fire Department 44,496 $16.6M Very High 3
Colville Tribal Emergency Services 44,496 $16.6M Very High 2
Okanogan County Fire District # 3 44,496 $16.6M Very High 4
Okanogan County Fire District # 7 44,496 $16.6M Very High 1
Okanogan County Fire District #10 44,496 $16.6M Very High 1
Okanogan County Fire District #4 44,496 $16.6M Very High 1
Okanogan County Fire District 6 44,496 $16.6M Very High 4
Okanogan County Fire Protection District #12 44,496 $16.6M Very High 1
Twisp Fire And Rescue 44,496 $16.6M Very High 1
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Risk Snapshot

20.7%
Poverty Rate
23.2%
Age 65+
16.7%
Disability Rate
14.9%
Uninsured
47.6%
Pre-1980 Housing
17.6%
Mobile Homes
20.8%
Vacancy Rate
17.4%
Wood Heat
$63,473
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

17
Last 10 Years
37
Last 25 Years
Fire
Most Frequent

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