Natural Disasters in Poland, NY

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

60.0

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

62.6

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

39.2

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

84.0

Score (0-100)

Scores range from 0 (lowest risk) to 100 (highest risk) relative to all U.S. communities. Data from FEMA National Risk Index.

Disaster History & Federal Spending

Source: FEMA

Total Declarations

Public Assistance

$44.3M

Individual Assistance

$1.4M

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

9 declarations

Disaster	Type	Date	PA $	IA $
Covid-19 Pandemic →	Biological	Mar 2020	$131K	$1.2M
Covid-19 →	Biological	Mar 2020	—	—
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Dec 2019	$16.3M	—
Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm →	Snowstorm	Jul 2017	$342K	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Jul 2014	$839K	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Flood	Jul 2013	$17.6M	—
Hurricane Sandy →	Hurricane	Oct 2012	—	—
Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee →	Severe Storm	Sep 2011	$254K	$18K
Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee →	Severe Storm	Sep 2011	—	—
Hurricane Irene →	Hurricane	Aug 2011	$339K	$41K
Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds →	Flood	Jun 2011	$1.2M	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Dec 2006	—	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Jul 2006	$4.6M	$144K
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation →	Hurricane	Sep 2005	—	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm(s)	Apr 2005	$5K	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Aug 2004	—	—
Power Outage →	Other	Aug 2003	—	—
Snowstorms →	Snowstorm	Feb 2003	—	—
Fires and Explosions →	Fire	Sep 2001	$8K	—
West Nile Virus →	Other	Oct 2000	—	—

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PA = FEMA Public Assistance (infrastructure recovery). IA = Individual Assistance (homeowner/renter aid).

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

422

Total Claims Paid

$6,132,358

Avg Claim Payout

$14,532

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$7,096,548

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.15

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	5	$6,448,480
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$0
200.2: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Coastal	1	$648,068
91.4: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - NEW	1	$0
303.2: Floodplain and Stream Restoration	1	$0

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

Poland has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are landslide, winter weather, ice storm. The area has had 25 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (9 declarations). 422 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $44,277,706 in public assistance recovery funding. $1,386,492 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 9 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.