Natural Disasters in Piltzville, MT

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

77.0

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

85.4

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

10.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

79.5

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Wildfire95.8Landslide95.1Cold Wave93.1

Hazard	Risk Score
Wildfire	95.8
Landslide	95.1
Cold Wave	93.1
Avalanche	91.5
Earthquake	91.3
Ice Storm	89.9
Winter Weather	80.6
Lightning	64.0
Heat Wave	53.5
Strong Wind	21.1
Drought	16.0
Hail	13.3
Tornado	10.1

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

Straight-Line Winds

Aug 2024

Most Common Type

Fire

8 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Aug 23, 2024	Straight-Line Winds	STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Mar 31, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Oct 31, 2018	Flood	FLOODING
Sep 9, 2017	Fire	RICE RIDGE FIRE
Aug 17, 2017	Fire	LOLO PEAK FIRE
Aug 19, 2013	Fire	LOLO CREEK FIRE COMPLEX
Jun 17, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Aug 16, 2007	Fire	BLACK CAT FIRE
Aug 4, 2007	Fire	JOCKO LAKES FIRE
Sep 13, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Aug 12, 2003	Fire	MT-MISSOULA/MINERAL FIRE ZONE-08/08/03
Jul 7, 2001	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Aug 30, 2000	Fire	WILDFIRES
Aug 5, 2000	Fire	MT-SOUTHWESTERN ZONE TWO FIRE COMPLEX
Jul 25, 1997	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS,ICE JAMS, SNOW MELT, FLOODING
Feb 23, 1996	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND ICE JAMS
May 27, 1981	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
Aug 22, 1977	Drought	DROUGHT
Jan 29, 1974	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING & LANDSLIDES

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

172

Total Claims Paid

$973,326

Avg Claim Payout

$5,659

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$12,024,370

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4508	Biological	20	$9,000,723
DR-4813	Severe Storm(s)	18	$2,063,908
DR-1385	Severe Storm(s)	10	$590,960
DR-4405	Flood	7	$368,778

Piltzville has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are wildfire, landslide, cold wave. The area has had 20 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is fire (8 declarations). 172 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $12,024,370 in public assistance recovery funding.