Natural Disasters in Green Mountain Falls, CO

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

38.8

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

54.5

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

10.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

46.7

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Wildfire97.0Landslide92.2Lightning83.1

Hazard	Risk Score
Wildfire	97.0
Landslide	92.2
Lightning	83.1
Hail	78.8
Winter Weather	74.1
Volcanic Activity	36.8
Tornado	28.0
Earthquake	23.3
Strong Wind	13.3
Avalanche	12.9
Ice Storm	8.5
Cold Wave	6.2
Heat Wave	2.4

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

Flood

Aug 2023

Most Common Type

Flood

7 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Aug 25, 2023	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES
Mar 28, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Jul 16, 2015	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Sep 14, 2013	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Sep 12, 2013	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Jul 26, 2013	Fire	BLACK FOREST WILDFIRE
Jun 11, 2013	Fire	BLACK FOREST FIRE
Jun 28, 2012	Fire	HIGH PARK AND WALDO CANYON WILDFIRES
Jun 24, 2012	Fire	WALDO CANYON FIRE
Jan 7, 2007	Snowstorm	SNOW
Sep 5, 2005	Coastal Storm	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Apr 9, 2003	Snowstorm	SNOW
Jun 19, 2002	Fire	WILDFIRES
May 17, 1999	Severe Storm	CO-FLOODING 4/30/99
Jan 29, 1977	Drought	DROUGHT
Aug 2, 1976	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLASH FLOODING
May 23, 1973	Flood	HEAVY RAINS, SNOWMELT AND FLOODING
May 19, 1969	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
Jun 19, 1965	Tornado	TORNADOES, SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

505

Total IA Distributed

$658,853

Repair/Replace

$331,305

Rental Assistance

$119,702

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4145	467	$519,588	$1,948
DR-4498	38	$139,265	—

Individual and household assistance for homeowners and renters affected by federally declared disasters.

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

855

Total Claims Paid

$5,995,811

Avg Claim Payout

$7,013

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$28,898,850

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

365

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4229	Flood	76	$8,919,833
DR-4145	Flood	104	$7,799,784
DR-4731	Severe Storm(s)	41	$5,507,835
DR-1276	Severe Storm(s)	110	$3,033,451
DR-4067	Fire	6	$1,531,783
DR-4134	Fire	13	$1,500,338
DR-4498	Biological	8	$474,230
DR-3185	Snow	7	$131,596

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$1,593,393

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.31

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$33,424
300.2: Vegetation Management - Wildfire	1	$1,559,969

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

Green Mountain Falls has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are wildfire, landslide, lightning. The area has had 20 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (7 declarations). 855 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $28,898,850 in public assistance recovery funding. $658,853 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 2 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.