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Del Norte County, CA

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 99.6 Very High

27,107
Population
3
Departments
10
Stations
9
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
8.22
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
12th highest of 58
Life Safety per 100k
30.33
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
1st highest of 58
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$29.5M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
46th highest of 58
Property Loss per Resident
$1,090
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
8th highest of 58

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 Del Norte County, the largest single contributor is Tsunami, 98% of the life-safety total.

Del Norte County carries an expected 8 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $29.5M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 58 California counties. Nationally, Del Norte County ranks 53rd of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 6th for life safety per 100k residents, 600th for property loss, and 91st 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

21%
79%
Property (buildings): $29.5M (20.8%)
Life safety: $112.6M (79.1%)
Agriculture: $187K (0.1%)

Total expected annual loss: $142,370,801 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
$109.9M
Earthquake
$2.6M
Lightning
$36K
Heat Wave
$31K
Wildfire
$23K
Strong Wind
$15K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$15.6M
Earthquake
$8.1M
Tsunami
$4.4M
Landslide
$835K
Wildfire
$627K
Coastal Flooding
$25K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Del Norte 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

100%
Combination: 100% (3)
Residents per Station
2,711
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
36.9
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 3 departments registered in NERIS Public for Del Norte County, CA. 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 Del Norte 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 3 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Crescent Fire Protection District 19,370 $80.4M Very High 7
Pelican Bay State Prison 28,739 $75.7M Very High 1
Fort Dick Fire Protection District 9,494 $15.1M Very High 2
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Risk Snapshot

12.9%
Poverty Rate
20.5%
Age 65+
21.1%
Disability Rate
5.5%
Uninsured
47.8%
Pre-1980 Housing
22.1%
Mobile Homes
15.2%
Vacancy Rate
16.9%
Wood Heat
$72,678
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

8
Last 10 Years
11
Last 25 Years
Flood
Most Frequent

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