Natural Disasters in East Fairview, ND

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

25.0

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

41.1

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

10.6

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

43.7

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Winter Weather87.7Cold Wave79.5Hail79.2

Hazard	Risk Score
Winter Weather	87.7
Cold Wave	79.5
Hail	79.2
Wildfire	77.4
Ice Storm	70.9
Strong Wind	50.7
Landslide	49.1
Tornado	33.1
Drought	31.0
Lightning	25.3
Heat Wave	19.3
Earthquake	7.8

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

Dec 2024

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

9 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Dec 24, 2024	Fire	WILDFIRES AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Oct 6, 2024	Fire	ELK HORN FIRE
Oct 6, 2024	Fire	BEAR DEN FIRE
Jul 13, 2022	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND FLOODING
Sep 1, 2021	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Oct 2, 2020	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Apr 1, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Jun 12, 2019	Flood	FLOODING
Jul 12, 2013	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
May 20, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
May 10, 2011	Flood	FLOODING
Feb 26, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Mar 24, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Nov 21, 2005	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND RECORD AND/OR NEAR RECORD SNOW
Sep 13, 2005	Coastal Storm	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Apr 2, 2004	Snowstorm	SNOW
Dec 29, 2000	Tornado	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND TORNADOES
Apr 7, 1997	Flood	SEVERE FLOODING,SEVERE WINTER STORMS, SNOWMELT, SPRING RAINS
Jan 12, 1997	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS

Showing 20 of 24 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$7,230,018

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4660	Severe Storm(s)	10	$2,906,526
DR-4509	Biological	4	$1,223,721
DR-1986	Severe Storm(s)	2	$773,748
DR-4852	Wildfire	5	$734,638
DR-1879	Severe Storm(s)	2	$404,625
DR-4444	Flood	7	$391,515
DR-4128	Severe Storm(s)	2	$336,728
DR-4565	Severe Storm(s)	2	$195,663
DR-1829	Severe Storm(s)	10	$113,260
DR-1981	Flood	4	$55,434
DR-4613	Severe Storm(s)	1	$52,227
DR-3196	Snow	3	$21,006
DR-1616	Snow	4	$20,928

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$158,056

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.66

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.3: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$34,800
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	1	$86,824
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$36,432

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

East Fairview has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are winter weather, cold wave, hail. The area has had 24 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (9 declarations). 2 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $7,230,018 in public assistance recovery funding. 3 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.