Natural Disasters in Stites, ID

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

78.4

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

73.3

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

64.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

9.1

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Landslide98.9Wildfire98.7Avalanche86.1

Hazard	Risk Score
Landslide	98.9
Wildfire	98.7
Avalanche	86.1
Winter Weather	40.5
Earthquake	40.1
Heat Wave	37.9
Lightning	33.2
Drought	14.9
Cold Wave	11.7
Ice Storm	11.0
Hail	9.3
Strong Wind	6.6
Tornado	6.1

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

Jun 2024

Most Common Type

Flood

5 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jun 10, 2024	Flood	SEVERE STORM, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Apr 9, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Jun 12, 2019	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
May 18, 2017	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Aug 29, 2015	Fire	TEPEE SPRINGS FIRE
Aug 14, 2015	Fire	CLEARWATER LAWYER BRANCH FIRE COMPLEX
May 20, 2011	Flood	FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Jul 27, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Aug 30, 2007	Fire	EAST ZONE FIRE COMPLEX
Sep 13, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA
Sep 1, 2000	Fire	WILDFIRES
Jan 4, 1997	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUD AND LANDSLIDES
Feb 11, 1996	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
May 5, 1977	Drought	DROUGHT
Aug 30, 1967	Fire	FOREST FIRES
Dec 31, 1964	Flood	HEAVY RAINS & FLOODING

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$9,891

Avg Claim Payout

$1,978

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$10,096,770

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4443	Flood	18	$3,078,795
DR-4313	Flood	12	$3,061,934
DR-1927	Severe Storm(s)	35	$1,510,482
DR-1987	Flood	10	$1,178,275
DR-4789	Mud/Landslide	7	$1,036,595
DR-4534	Biological	3	$188,788
DR-4589	Severe Storm(s)	3	$41,901

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$1,157,577

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

5.62

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
303.3: Floodplain and Stream Restoration - Post-wildfire remediation	2	$0
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$48,778
300.2: Vegetation Management - Wildfire	1	$0
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	1	$0
205.2: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wildfire; 300.2: Vegetation Management - Wildfire; 304.1: (Creation of) Defensible Space (Wildfire); 400.1: Utility Protective Measures (Electric, Gas, etc.); 601.1: Generators	1	$1,085,617

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

Stites has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are landslide, wildfire, avalanche. The area has had 17 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (5 declarations). 5 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $10,096,770 in public assistance recovery funding. 10 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.