Natural Disasters in Chandler, AZ

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

99.9

Very High

Expected Annual Loss

99.9

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

27.1

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

18.0

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Heat Wave100.0Wildfire99.6Hail99.5

Hazard	Risk Score
Heat Wave	100.0
Wildfire	99.6
Hail	99.5
Strong Wind	99.1
Drought	97.7
Earthquake	96.8
Lightning	95.5
Tornado	84.0
Landslide	83.9
Winter Weather	38.7
Avalanche	32.9
Hurricane	26.6

Scores range from 0 (lowest risk) to 100 (highest risk) relative to all U.S. communities. Data from FEMA National Risk Index.

Disaster Declarations

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA

Total Declarations

Most Recent

Fire

Jun 2024

Most Common Type

Fire

11 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jun 28, 2024	Fire	BOULDER VIEW FIRE
Jun 12, 2024	Fire	ROSE FIRE
Jun 28, 2023	Fire	DIAMOND FIRE
Jun 27, 2020	Fire	AVONDALE FIRE
Jun 23, 2020	Fire	AQUILA FIRE
Jun 20, 2020	Fire	BUSH FIRE
May 30, 2020	Fire	OCOTILLO FIRE
May 18, 2020	Fire	EAST DESERT FIRE
Apr 4, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Nov 5, 2014	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Sep 12, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Jul 22, 2005	Fire	AZ-WILDFIRE (EDGE COMPLEX) 07-22-2005
Jun 22, 2005	Fire	CAVE CREEK FIRE COMPLEX
Jun 8, 2005	Fire	AZ-BOBBY FIRE-06-08-2005
Apr 14, 2005	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Oct 27, 2000	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Oct 15, 1999	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, HIGH WINDS
Jan 19, 1993	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES & FLOODING
Dec 6, 1990	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING

Showing 20 of 26 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

2,630

Total Claims Paid

$26,058,639

Avg Claim Payout

$9,908

County-level NFIP data from FEMA National Flood Insurance Program.

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$63,637,667

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

387

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4524	Biological	208	$56,937,858
DR-4203	Flood	79	$4,574,898
DR-1347	Severe Storm(s)	60	$1,281,814
DR-3241	Hurricane	26	$610,062
DR-1581	Severe Storm(s)	12	$202,312
DR-1888	Severe Storm(s)	2	$30,723

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$4,967,220

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.10

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
405.1: Other Minor Flood Control	3	$2,289,612
402.1: Infrastructure Protective Measures (Roads and Bridges); 403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts; 405.1: Other Minor Flood Control	2	$0
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$131,806
403.4: Stormwater Management - Detention/Retention Basins	2	$28,600
100.1: Public Awareness and Education (Brochures, Workshops, Videos, etc.)	1	$0

Federally funded projects to reduce future disaster risk. Only includes completed or obligated projects.

Chandler has a very high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are heat wave, wildfire, hail. The area has had 26 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is fire (11 declarations). 2,630 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $63,637,667 in public assistance recovery funding. 18 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.