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Trempealeau County, WI

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 78.4 Relatively High

30,839
Population
13
Departments
13
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
0.44
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
52nd highest of 72
Life Safety per 100k
1.42
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
41st highest of 72
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$13.2M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
34th highest of 72
Property Loss per Resident
$427
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
7th highest of 72

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 Trempealeau County, the largest single contributor is Cold Wave, 56% of the life-safety total.

Trempealeau County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $13.2M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 72 Wisconsin counties. Nationally, Trempealeau County ranks 1190th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 1106th for life safety per 100k residents, 1253rd for property loss, and 1102nd 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

66%
30%
Property (buildings): $13.2M (65.6%)
Life safety: $6.0M (29.9%)
Agriculture: $906K (4.5%)

Total expected annual loss: $20,088,130 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
$3.4M
Tornado
$853K
Heat Wave
$587K
Lightning
$538K
Strong Wind
$371K
Inland Flooding
$82K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$11.2M
Tornado
$874K
Hail
$661K
Strong Wind
$376K
Lightning
$83K
Winter Weather
$11K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Trempealeau 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

85%
Combination: 8% (1)
Volunteer: 85% (11)
Unreported: 8% (1)
Residents per Station
2,372
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
42.2
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 13 departments registered in NERIS Public for Trempealeau County, WI. 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 Trempealeau 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 13 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Holmen Area Fire Department 18,665 $4.0M Relatively High 1
Arcadia Glencoe Fire Department 18,614 $3.6M Relatively High 1
Osseo Rural Fire Department 12,181 $2.7M Very High 1
Hale Township Volunteer Fire Department 13,171 $2.6M Relatively High 1
Independence Fire Department 13,171 $2.6M Relatively High 1
Galesville Area Fire Department 12,698 $2.4M Relatively High 1
Strum-Unity Fire Department 11,499 $2.2M Relatively High 1
Dodge Volunteer Fire Department 10,569 $2.1M Very High 1
Blair-Preston Fire Department 9,457 $1.9M Relatively High 1
Trempealeau Volunteer Fire Department 9,786 $1.8M Relatively High 1
Ettrick Volunteer Fire Department 7,099 $1.4M Relatively High 1
Fountain City Fire Department 5,728 $1.0M Relatively Moderate 1
Eleva Fire Department 3,325 $631.9K Relatively High 1
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Risk Snapshot

9.9%
Poverty Rate
18.7%
Age 65+
11.4%
Disability Rate
8.7%
Uninsured
53.9%
Pre-1980 Housing
5.7%
Mobile Homes
6.7%
Vacancy Rate
6.8%
Wood Heat
$75,859
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

3
Last 10 Years
7
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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