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Bonner County, ID

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 88.2 Very High

51,049
Population
13
Departments
55
Stations
16
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
3.29
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
2nd highest of 44
Life Safety per 100k
6.44
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
6th highest of 44
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$28.7M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
4th highest of 44
Property Loss per Resident
$562
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
19th highest of 44

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 Bonner County, the largest single contributor is Avalanche, 92% of the life-safety total.

Bonner County carries an expected 3 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $28.7M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 44 Idaho counties. Nationally, Bonner County ranks 157th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 89th for life safety per 100k residents, 618th for property loss, and 672nd 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

39%
61%
Property (buildings): $28.7M (38.9%)
Life safety: $45.0M (61.1%)
Agriculture: $14K (0.0%)

Total expected annual loss: $73,732,687 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
$41.6M
Cold Wave
$2.1M
Heat Wave
$423K
Winter Weather
$263K
Lightning
$196K
Strong Wind
$124K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$27.7M
Wildfire
$492K
Earthquake
$305K
Ice Storm
$104K
Strong Wind
$51K
Winter Weather
$27K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Bonner 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

77%
23%
Combination: 77% (10)
Volunteer: 23% (3)
Residents per Station
928
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
107.7
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 13 departments registered in NERIS Public for Bonner County, ID. 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 Bonner 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
Sagle Fire District 26,012 $16.3M Very High 7
Spirit Lake Fire Protection District 21,934 $14.2M Very High 3
West Pend Oreille Fire District 9,418 $10.2M Very High 1
Sandpoint Fire Department 17,958 $8.2M Relatively High 1
Sam Owen Fire District 7,480 $7.9M Very High 1
Timberlake Fire Protection District 22,477 $4.7M Relatively Moderate 13
Coolin-Cavanaugh Bay Fire Protection District 2,340 $3.4M Very High 1
North Of The Narrows Fire District 2,340 $3.4M Very High 1
West Priest Lake Fire Department 2,340 $3.4M Very High 2
Schweitzer Fire/Rescue District 1,542 $3.3M Very High 1
Metaline Falls Volunteer Fire Department 25,842 $3.2M Very High 0
North Mason Regional Fire Authority 25,842 $3.2M Very High 9
Pend Oreille County Fire District #2 25,842 $3.2M Very High 15
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Risk Snapshot

11.1%
Poverty Rate
26.4%
Age 65+
17.4%
Disability Rate
11.1%
Uninsured
36.1%
Pre-1980 Housing
11.3%
Mobile Homes
24.5%
Vacancy Rate
27.8%
Wood Heat
$66,848
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

8
Last 10 Years
12
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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