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Ravalli County, MT

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 86.7 Very High

46,727
Population
15
Departments
38
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, separate from agriculture.

Natural Hazard Life Safety
1.52
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
9th highest of 56
Life Safety per 100k
3.25
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
28th highest of 56
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$27.8M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
5th highest of 56
Property Loss per Resident
$595
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
24th highest of 56

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 Ravalli County, the largest single contributor is Avalanche, 62% of the life-safety total.

Ravalli County carries an expected 2 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $27.8M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 56 Montana counties. Nationally, Ravalli County ranks 387th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 267th for life safety per 100k residents, 643rd for property loss, and 604th 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

57%
43%
Property (buildings): $27.8M (57.0%)
Life safety: $20.8M (42.7%)
Agriculture: $139K (0.3%)

Total expected annual loss: $48,760,156 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
$12.9M
Cold Wave
$5.4M
Wildfire
$999K
Lightning
$373K
Winter Weather
$315K
Heat Wave
$304K

By property loss ($/yr)

Wildfire
$20.3M
Inland Flooding
$6.5M
Earthquake
$563K
Ice Storm
$185K
Hail
$88K
Strong Wind
$38K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Ravalli 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

20%
80%
Combination: 20% (3)
Volunteer: 80% (12)
Residents per Station
1,230
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
81.3
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 15 departments registered in NERIS Public for Ravalli County, MT. 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 Ravalli 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 15 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Painted Rocks Fire District 37,757 $19.6M Very High 1
Frenchtown Rural Fire District 13,124 $11.3M Very High 8
Hamilton Rural Fire District 22,362 $9.7M Very High 3
Victor Volunteer Rural Fire Department 22,132 $9.6M Very High 2
Stevensville Rural Fire District 19,006 $7.9M Very High 4
Stevensville Volunteer Fire Department 19,006 $7.9M Very High 2
Saint Maries Fire Protection District 16,495 $7.1M Very High 3
Darby Volunteer Fire Department 6,001 $6.0M Very High 1
Three Mile Rural Fire Department 13,776 $4.5M Relatively High 3
Kooskia Volunteer Fire Department 7,063 $3.0M Very High 1
Hamilton Volunteer Fire Department 5,064 $2.1M Very High 4
Florence Rural Fire District 4,737 $1.9M Very High 1
Prichard/Murray Volunteer Fire Department Inc. 2,142 $1.9M Very High 2
Ridge Runner Fire Department 2,142 $1.9M Very High 1
West Fork Rural Fire District 1,232 $1.4M Very High 2
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Risk Snapshot

8.8%
Poverty Rate
27.0%
Age 65+
18.1%
Disability Rate
10.5%
Uninsured
38.6%
Pre-1980 Housing
8.6%
Mobile Homes
11.9%
Vacancy Rate
15.9%
Wood Heat
$74,535
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

5
Last 10 Years
9
Last 25 Years
Fire
Most Frequent

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