Natural Disasters in Prairie Heights, WA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

98.5

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

99.1

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

14.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

60.1

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

$325.0M

Individual Assistance

$3.1M

Most Common Type

Flood

10 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 →	Winter Storm	Apr 2021	$2.2M	—
Sumner Grade Fire →	Fire	Sep 2020	—	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Severe Storm(s)	Apr 2020	$150K	—
Covid-19 Pandemic →	Biological	Mar 2020	$293.6M	$940K
Covid-19 →	Biological	Mar 2020	—	—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, Mudslides →	Flood	Apr 2017	$1.0M	—
Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Severe Storm	Mar 2012	$7.9M	—
Severe Winter Storm and Record and Near Record Snow →	Severe Storm	Mar 2009	$489K	—
Severe Winter Storm, Landslides, Mudslides, and Flooding →	Flood	Jan 2009	$3.5M	$934K
Severe Winter Storm, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Severe Storm	Feb 2007	$5.3M	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Severe Storm	Dec 2006	$8.0M	$1.2M
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation →	Coastal Storm	Sep 2005	$7K	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Nov 2003	—	$3K
Earthquake →	Earthquake	Mar 2001	$2.8M	—
Severe Winter Storms, Land & Muds Slides,flooding →	Severe Storm	Jan 1997	—	—
High Winds, Severe Storms and Flooding →	Flood	Feb 1996	—	—
Severe Storms, High Wind, and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Jan 1996	—	—
Severe Storms & High Wind →	Severe Storm	Mar 1993	—	—
Severe Storms & High Tides →	Flood	Mar 1991	—	—

Showing 20 of 30 disasters

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

1,099

Total Claims Paid

$25,567,742

Avg Claim Payout

$23,265

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$20,269,694

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

55.52

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	16	$9,604,705
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	12	$1,267,993
400.1: Utility Protective Measures (Electric, Gas, etc.)	6	$861,208
205.6: Structural Retrofitting/Rehabilitating Public Structures - Seismic	5	$1,853,668
205.5: Structural Retrofitting/Rehabilitating Private Structures - Seismic	4	$2,953,336

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

Prairie Heights has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are earthquake, volcanic activity, avalanche. The area has had 25 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (10 declarations). 1,099 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $324,964,328 in public assistance recovery funding. $3,091,381 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 71 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.