Natural Disasters in Orangetree, FL

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

98.9

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

98.6

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

74.7

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

41.3

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane99.7Lightning99.4Cold Wave99.2

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	99.7
Lightning	99.4
Cold Wave	99.2
Wildfire	96.4
Coastal Flood	95.2
Heat Wave	93.7
Tornado	76.4
Landslide	69.6
Drought	65.0
Strong Wind	51.7
Earthquake	38.6
Hail	19.9

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

Hurricane

Oct 2024

Most Common Type

Hurricane

25 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Oct 11, 2024	Hurricane	HURRICANE MILTON
Oct 7, 2024	Hurricane	HURRICANE MILTON
Sep 28, 2024	Hurricane	HURRICANE HELENE
Sep 24, 2024	Tropical Storm	TROPICAL STORM HELENE
Aug 10, 2024	Tropical Storm	HURRICANE DEBBY
Aug 3, 2024	Tropical Storm	TROPICAL STORM DEBBY
Aug 31, 2023	Hurricane	HURRICANE IDALIA
Aug 28, 2023	Tropical Storm	TROPICAL STORM IDALIA
Dec 13, 2022	Hurricane	HURRICANE NICOLE
Nov 8, 2022	Tropical Storm	TROPICAL STORM NICOLE
Sep 29, 2022	Hurricane	HURRICANE IAN
Sep 24, 2022	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM IAN
Jul 4, 2021	Severe Storm	TROPICAL STORM ELSA
May 13, 2020	Fire	36TH AVENUE FIRE
Mar 25, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Aug 30, 2019	Hurricane	HURRICANE DORIAN
Sep 10, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRMA
Sep 5, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE IRMA
Apr 21, 2017	Fire	30TH AVENUE FIRE

Showing 20 of 54 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

14,753

Total Claims Paid

N/A

Avg Claim Payout

$76,357

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$279,534,508

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

1,211

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4337	Hurricane	354	$119,685,723
DR-4673	Hurricane	174	$66,394,863
DR-1609	Hurricane	387	$64,475,422
DR-1785	Severe Storm(s)	58	$7,394,153
DR-1393	Coastal Storm	28	$4,967,958
DR-4486	Biological	29	$4,346,121
DR-1539	Hurricane	72	$3,617,502
DR-4834	Hurricane	31	$2,749,240
DR-4068	Severe Storm(s)	9	$2,626,937
DR-1602	Hurricane	6	$1,906,323
DR-1545	Hurricane	22	$765,514
DR-4084	Hurricane	25	$452,886
DR-4828	Hurricane	4	$52,590
DR-1561	Hurricane	5	$50,755
DR-1551	Hurricane	4	$37,227

Showing top 15 of 17 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$6,877,371

Properties Protected

105

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

4.82

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind	32	$3,175,974
601.2: Generators - Regular	17	$278,080
205.7: Retrofitting Private Structures - Wind	7	$637,150
106.1: Other Non Construction (Regular Project Only); 205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind; 400.1: Utility Protective Measures (Electric, Gas, etc.)	4	$0
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts; 403.2: Stormwater Management - Diversions	4	$139,414

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

Orangetree has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, lightning, cold wave. The area has had 54 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (25 declarations). 14,753 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $279,534,508 in public assistance recovery funding. 96 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.