Natural Disasters in Mountain View, HI

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

98.5

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

98.4

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

56.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

56.7

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Volcanic Activity100.0Earthquake99.1Wildfire98.3

Hazard	Risk Score
Volcanic Activity	100.0
Earthquake	99.1
Wildfire	98.3
Lightning	97.6
Tsunami	86.2
Landslide	84.1
Hurricane	68.3
Coastal Flood	50.8
Drought	27.6
Ice Storm	7.6
Tornado	7.4
Hail	4.3
Cold Wave	2.9
Strong Wind	2.6
Winter Weather	1.7

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

Aug 2023

Most Common Type

Fire

11 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Aug 10, 2023	Fire	WILDFIRES AND HIGH WINDS
Aug 9, 2023	Fire	MAUNA KEA BEACH FIRE
Aug 8, 2023	Fire	KOHALA RANCH FIRE
Aug 1, 2021	Fire	MANA ROAD FIRE
Jul 25, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE DOUGLAS
Apr 1, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Sep 27, 2018	Hurricane	HURRICANE LANE
Sep 12, 2018	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM OLIVIA
Aug 22, 2018	Hurricane	HURRICANE LANE
May 11, 2018	Volcanic Eruption	KILAUEA VOLCANIC ERUPTION AND EARTHQUAKES
Nov 3, 2014	Volcanic Eruption	PU'U O'O VOLCANIC ERUPTION AND LAVA FLOW
Sep 12, 2014	Severe Storm	TROPICAL STORM ISELLE
Apr 8, 2011	Tsunami	TSUNAMI WAVES
Feb 6, 2008	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, HIGH SURF, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES
Oct 28, 2007	Fire	PUAKO FIRE
Aug 17, 2007	Fire	KOHALA MOUNTAIN ROAD FIRE
Oct 17, 2006	Earthquake	EARTHQUAKE
Aug 4, 2005	Fire	AKONI PULE HIGHWAY FIRE
Aug 2, 2005	Fire	LALAMILO FIRE

Showing 20 of 29 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

777

Total Claims Paid

$22,114,403

Avg Claim Payout

$28,461

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$154,119,669

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

411

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4366	Volcano	36	$104,168,996
DR-4395	Hurricane	37	$14,762,230
DR-4510	Biological	23	$12,243,460
DR-1664	Earthquake	165	$8,383,864
DR-4201	Volcano	16	$6,920,897
DR-1348	Severe Storm(s)	84	$3,652,175
DR-4194	Severe Storm(s)	20	$2,801,535
DR-4724	Wildfire	2	$553,721
DR-1967	Tsunami	12	$370,906
DR-1743	Severe Storm(s)	14	$247,284
DR-3529	Hurricane	2	$14,604

Mountain View has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are volcanic activity, earthquake, wildfire. The area has had 29 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is fire (11 declarations). 777 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $154,119,669 in public assistance recovery funding.