Natural Disasters in Freedom, OK

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

28.1

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

41.3

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

14.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

67.5

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

25

Public Assistance

$1.4M

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

13 declarations

Public Assistance by Category

DisasterTypeDatePA $IA $
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Torn… →Severe StormJun 2024——
Severe Winter Storms →Severe Ice StormFeb 2021——
Severe Winter Storm →Severe Ice StormFeb 2021——
Covid-19 Pandemic →BiologicalApr 2020——
Covid-19 →BiologicalMar 2020——
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Torn… →Severe StormJun 2019$402K—
Nw Oklahoma Wildfire Outbreak Complex →FireMar 2017——
Severe Winter Storm →Severe StormFeb 2017$34K—
Severe Winter Storms and Flooding →Severe StormFeb 2016——
Severe Winter Storms and Flooding →Severe Ice StormDec 2015$9K—
Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm →Severe StormApr 2013$328K—
Severe Winter Storm →Severe StormFeb 2011——
Severe Winter Storm →Severe StormJan 2010——
Record Snow and Near Record Snow →SnowstormJun 2009$83K—
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding →Severe StormOct 2008$228K—
Severe Storms and Flooding →Severe StormJul 2008$13K—
Severe Winter Storms →Severe Ice StormDec 2007——
Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes →Severe StormJul 2007$298K—
Severe Winter Storms →Severe StormFeb 2007——
Severe Winter Storms and Flooding →Severe Ice StormJan 2007——

Showing 20 of 25 disasters

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

11

Total Claims Paid

$118,208

Avg Claim Payout

$10,746

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

9

Federal Funding

$59,057

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.42

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan4$30,932
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)2$0
405.1: Other Minor Flood Control2$0
91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE1$28,125

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

Freedom has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are cold wave, drought, wildfire. The area has had 25 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (13 declarations). 11 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $1,394,759 in public assistance recovery funding. 9 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.