Natural Disasters in Bunk Foss, WA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

97.9

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

98.7

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

13.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

77.8

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

$86.3M

Individual Assistance

$1.7M

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

15 declarations

Disaster	Type	Date	PA $	IA $
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Flood	Dec 2025	—	—
Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Severe Storm	Jan 2023	$1.2M	—
Bolt Creek Fire →	Fire	Sep 2022	—	—
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Mud/Landslide	Jan 2022	$243K	—
Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Severe Storm	Apr 2021	$3.7M	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Flood	Apr 2020	$3.5M	—
Covid-19 Pandemic →	Biological	Mar 2020	$13.2M	$777K
Covid-19 →	Biological	Mar 2020	—	—
Severe Winter Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, Mudslides, Tornado →	Severe Storm	Mar 2019	$3.7M	—
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Severe Storm	Jan 2016	$7.4M	—
Severe Windstorm →	Severe Storm	Oct 2015	$5.0M	—
Flooding and Mudslides →	Mud/Landslide	Apr 2014	$20.3M	$34K
Flooding and Mudslides →	Mud/Landslide	Mar 2014	—	—
Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Severe Storm	Mar 2012	$5.2M	—
Severe Winter Storm and Record and Near Record Snow →	Severe Storm	Mar 2009	$5.8M	—
Severe Winter Storm, Landslides, Mudslides, and Flooding →	Flood	Jan 2009	$3.3M	$310K
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Severe Storm	Dec 2007	$1.7M	$213K
Severe Winter Storm, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Severe Storm	Feb 2007	$4.4M	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Severe Storm	Dec 2006	$1.9M	$387K
Severe Storms, Flooding, Tidal Surge, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Severe Storm	May 2006	$1.4M	—

Showing 20 of 37 disasters

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

1,957

Total Claims Paid

$36,190,248

Avg Claim Payout

$18,493

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$24,904,334

Properties Protected

196

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.81

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	11	$8,163,314
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	6	$646,092
202.1: Elevation of Private Structures - Riverine	6	$1,273,529
205.6: Structural Retrofitting/Rehabilitating Public Structures - Seismic	5	$7,060,180
601.1: Generators	4	$191,545

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

Bunk Foss has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are landslide, earthquake, ice storm. The area has had 36 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (15 declarations). 1,957 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $86,344,976 in public assistance recovery funding. $1,741,217 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 55 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.