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Kanabec County, MN

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 72.0 Relatively High

16,390
Population
6
Departments
6
Stations
4
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
0.21
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
51st highest of 87
Life Safety per 100k
1.29
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
34th highest of 87
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$5.6M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
61st highest of 87
Property Loss per Resident
$339
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
54th highest of 87

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 Kanabec County, the largest single contributor is Cold Wave, 69% of the life-safety total.

Kanabec County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $5.6M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 87 Minnesota counties. Nationally, Kanabec County ranks 1905th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 1281st for life safety per 100k residents, 2138th for property loss, and 1579th 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

65%
34%
Property (buildings): $5.6M (65.2%)
Life safety: $2.9M (33.9%)
Agriculture: $82K (1.0%)

Total expected annual loss: $8,523,325 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
$2.0M
Tornado
$437K
Lightning
$177K
Heat Wave
$123K
Strong Wind
$94K
Hail
$32K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$4.5M
Tornado
$436K
Hail
$238K
Strong Wind
$203K
Wildfire
$107K
Ice Storm
$22K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Kanabec 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%
Unreported: 100% (6)
Residents per Station
2,732
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
36.6
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 6 departments registered in NERIS Public for Kanabec County, MN. 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 Kanabec 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 6 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Hinckley Volunteer Fire Department 17,889 $4.3M Relatively High 1
Mora Area Fire Department 19,979 $3.2M Relatively High 1
Isle Fire Department 14,801 $2.3M Relatively Moderate 1
Mcgrath Fire Department 14,801 $2.3M Relatively Moderate 1
Onamia Fire Department 14,801 $2.3M Relatively Moderate 1
Ogilvie Volunteer Fire Department 8,665 $1.6M Relatively High 1
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Risk Snapshot

10.0%
Poverty Rate
22.1%
Age 65+
15.9%
Disability Rate
4.6%
Uninsured
46.4%
Pre-1980 Housing
12.8%
Mobile Homes
16.3%
Vacancy Rate
11.7%
Wood Heat
$74,641
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

4
Last 10 Years
7
Last 25 Years
Flood
Most Frequent

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