FEMA Records
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Alaska · FEMA + NOAA + National Risk Index
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK
2 FEMA disaster declarations (2020-2024), with a FEMA National Risk Index rating of Very Low. Most common hazard: Mud/Landslide.
- 2
- FEMA declarations
- 2
- Major disasters
- 1
- NRI risk · Very Low
- Mud/Landslide
- Top hazard
The verdict
The declaration register is comparatively quiet for Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area. Its 2 federal records sit 72% below the Alaska county mean and above the count for 0% of counties nationally. That historical total does not set the National Risk Index: FEMA's separate loss-and-vulnerability model ranks the county safer than 1%.
- Safer than 1%
- of U.S. counties for FEMA National Risk Index score
- Very Low
- FEMA National Risk Index rating
- 2
- FEMA declarations vs 21 national county avg
- 1
- mud/landslide declarations, the most common hazard here
FEMA's National Risk Index and its declaration registry are separate measures. Every record in this county's registry is a Major Disaster (DR) declaration.
How does Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area compare?
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area vs. all counties in this dataset
FEMA disaster declarations, all-time
2 0th percentile higher than 0% of 3,266 counties
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source FEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 · 2026-08-03
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area's FEMA Risk Index score
FEMA National Risk Index composite score vs. the Alaska county average
Which hazard drives modeled loss here?
FEMA's modeled annual dollar loss for Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area is led by Riverine Flooding (about $371.8K Expected Annual Loss, Historical Loss Ratio Relatively Low), while Landslide carries the highest National Risk Index rating (Relatively Moderate). EAL and risk score use different inputs; they need not agree.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025 release) - Expected Annual Loss vs composite risk rating by hazard.
What does Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area's hazard record show?
Declaration frequency
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area's federal file is quiet on both comparisons: 2 declarations, 72% below the Alaska county mean. Of those, 2 use the Major Disaster code. The register covers 4 years and averages 0.5 entries a year. Mud/Landslide is the most frequent incident label at 1. A small federal count does not include undeclared local events and is not evidence of zero hazard exposure.
FEMA National Risk Index
This county sits at the very bottom of FEMA's National Risk Index nationally, a composite score of 1.0/100 (rated Very Low). Projected losses are minimal, Expected Annual Loss reads Very Low (roughly $838.6K in annualized losses), and the county's exposure is shaped by a Very High social-vulnerability profile and Relatively Moderate community resilience. Among the 18 modeled hazards, Landslide carries the county's highest rating, a mid-range Relatively Moderate. FEMA's modeled frequency puts that hazard at an average of 10 times per year here.
Reading the federal records together
No paid-claim row for this county appears in the NFIP county table used by PlainHazard. That absence is not evidence that flooding never occurred: the register observes claims under federal flood-insurance policies, not uninsured losses, emergency reports, or every flood outside the program. The FEMA declaration history below is therefore the available federal-action record on this page.
Start with the state benchmark: a Alaska county averages 7.2 federal declaration records, while Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area has 2. The gap is 72% below that mean. Fewer entries indicate a quieter history of recorded federal actions, not immunity from a hazard and not a prediction about what happens next.
34 /100
Historical Activity Index
Moderate historical activity
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK · PlainHazard-derived composite from federal records
This 0–100 index is an explicit PlainHazard composite from FEMA declaration history only on the county surface (this DB has no county-level NOAA damage row) . It is not FEMA's National Risk Index, not a forecast, and not a safety, insurance, or preparedness rating. Open the calculator · Methodology
FEMA Declarations (1953–present) Low
1/30
2 OpenFEMA declarations, full ingest window (0.1x national county average)
County Disaster Density Low
3/25
2 declarations (0.3x state county average of 7)
Major Disaster Share Very High
25/25
2 of 2 declarations are major disasters (100%)
Hazard Diversity Moderate
5/20
2 different disaster types declared in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
Historical Declaration Activity
Activity Band
Low
vs. Alaska Avg
-72%
State avg: 7.2
vs. National Avg
-90%
National avg: 20.7
Avg Per Year
0.5
Over 4 years
FEMA NRI 8-hazard radar - Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
How to read this radar
Each axis: NRI risk rating (Very Low-Very High) on a 0-100 scale. Rounder = broad exposure; spiky = one or two hazards dominate.
Major Disaster share
100%
Mostly major
NRI risk score
1
Very Low
Source: FEMA National Risk Index Per-county per-hazard ratings, December 2025 release
How often does each hazard strike Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area?
FEMA's National Risk Index models a historical event count and an annualized frequency for each hazard type. Most hazards are expressed as modeled occurrences per year; FEMA expresses drought and heat-wave frequency as event-days per year. These modeled frequencies are not forecasts.
| Hazard | NRI Risk Rating | Recurrence |
|---|---|---|
| Landslide | Relatively Moderate | an average of 10 times per year |
| Volcanic Activity | Relatively Low | roughly once every 2,000 years |
| Earthquake | Very Low | roughly once every 40 years |
| Avalanche | Very Low | roughly once every 100 years |
| Tsunami | Very Low | roughly once every 3 years |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Low | an average of 6.9 times per year |
| Ice Storm | Very Low | roughly once every 67 years |
| Wildfire | Very Low | roughly once every 101,652 years |
| Riverine Flooding | Very Low | roughly once every 200 years |
| Cold Wave | Very Low | roughly once every 57 years |
| Lightning | Very Low | an average of 3.5 times per year |
| Tornado | Very Low | roughly once every 73,203 years |
| Drought | No Rating | 5.6 modeled event-days per year |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index Modeled annualized frequency; drought and heat wave use event-days/year, December 2025 release
Disaster Types
Mud/Landslide 1
Biological 1
Declaration Types
What DR / EM / FM mean
FEMA categorizes declarations as Major Disasters (DR), Emergencies (EM), or Fire Management Assistance (FM).
Major Disaster - 2 100.0%
of all 2 declarations
FEMA Declarations Timeline
| Year | Declarations | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
Disaster Declarations
Download these 2 declarations as CSV . FEMA source data is public domain; our derived presentation is CC0.
| DR# | Title | Type | Incident | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4767 | SEVERE STORM, FLOODING, AND LANDSLIDES | DR | Mud/Landslide | 2024-04-06 |
| 4533 | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR | Biological | 2020-04-09 |
Storm Events in Alaska
Statewide NOAA context only. PlainHazard does not currently attribute these state totals to Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area.
| Storm Type | Events | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Wind | 709 | 0 | 1 | $8.4M |
| Blizzard | 524 | 0 | 0 | $60.0K |
| Heavy Snow | 439 | 0 | 0 | $0 |
| Winter Storm | 385 | 0 | 0 | $200.0K |
| Flood | 182 | 0 | 0 | $81.9M |
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database State-level aggregated data, 2015-2025
FEMA National Risk Index
Overall Risk
Very Low
Score: 1.0/100
Expected Annual Loss
Very Low
$838.6K/year
Social Vulnerability
Very High
Community Resilience
Relatively Moderate
Hazard Risk Breakdown
Landslide Relatively Moderate
Volcanic Activity Relatively Low
Earthquake Very Low
Avalanche Very Low
Tsunami Very Low
Winter Weather Relatively Low
Ice Storm Very Low
Wildfire Very Low
Riverine Flooding Very Low
Cold Wave Very Low
Lightning Very Low
Tornado Very Low
Coastal Flooding No Rating
Drought No Rating
Hail No Rating
Strong Wind No Rating
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (NRI) Ratings reflect relative scores among all US counties. Data: hazards.fema.gov/nri
The model's sharpest exposure here: Landslide
Landslide risk is a function of slope, soil and water, so it is usually a SECOND-ORDER hazard: it is triggered by the rainfall, snowmelt, wildfire burn scars or seismic shaking that came first. That is why a county can carry high landslide exposure whose realized damage is recorded under a flood or storm declaration instead.
Worth noting for Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: the model and the federal record do NOT point at the same hazard. Landslide carries the highest modeled rating (Relatively Moderate), while the county's declaration history is led by Mud/Landslide. That is not a contradiction, the two measure genuinely different things. Declarations record federal ACTION, which requires damage costly enough to exceed state and local capacity; the Risk Index models EXPECTED annual loss across all 18 hazards whether or not any declaration ever followed. A hazard can be the county's largest modeled exposure and never once have driven a declaration.
National Risk Index ratings are modeled estimates of expected annual loss, not predictions of what will happen in any given year.
Data-matched county comparisons
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area's closest FEMA peer: Kalawao County, HI
Comparisons use published FEMA declaration fields plus the National Risk Index composite for Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area. Record similarity, not a safety rating.
Closest declaration profiles
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area shows 2 FEMA declarations, led by Mud/Landslide.
Similar Major-disaster share
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 2 of 2 of its declarations are Major.
Similar modeled NRI score
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: NRI composite 1.0 (Very Low).
How these peers are chosen
Cohort: Published U.S. county equivalents outside the source state or territory. Each metric keeps six ETL candidates; three unique destinations are shown after de-duplicating across axes. Declaration-volume ranking combines count and Major-disaster share and prefers a different leading incident type; Major-share ranks the Major fraction adjusted for volume; NRI ranks the modeled composite score only.
Retained FEMA snapshot feed for Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area - capture-dated entries only.
Further reading for this county
Understanding disaster data
FEMA's National Risk Index flags Landslide as the top modeled exposure here (Relatively Moderate); the guide explains how that model differs from declaration counts.
More PlainHazard guides
- Most disaster-prone counties - U.S. counties ranked by FEMA declaration totals.
- Understanding disaster data - declarations vs storm events vs NRI scores.
- Preparing for natural disasters - household checklist (not county-specific advice).
Related
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the most common disaster type in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area?
The most common disaster type in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area is Mud/Landslide, with 1 declaration. Other disaster types include Biological (1).
How does Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area's FEMA declaration record compare with the Alaska average?
The typical Alaska county has 7.2 FEMA declaration records; Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area has 2, or 72% fewer. Against the national county mean of 20.7, this county's total is 90% lower. The comparison is historical and says nothing about the probability of a future event.
How many major FEMA disaster declarations has Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area received?
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area has received 2 major disaster declarations, representing 100% of all 2 disaster declarations.
Does FEMA's top risk-rated hazard match the highest Expected Annual Loss in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area?
No. In Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Landslide has the highest National Risk Index rating (Relatively Moderate), while Riverine Flooding leads Expected Annual Loss at about $371.8K. FEMA's risk score and dollar-loss model use different inputs, so the leaders often differ.
What was the worst year for disasters in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area?
The most active year for disaster declarations in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area was 2020, with 1 declaration. The county has FEMA disaster data spanning 2020 to 2024.
What is the FEMA National Risk Index score for Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area?
According to the FEMA National Risk Index, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska has an overall risk score of 1.0 out of 100 (Very Low). On social vulnerability the county rates Very High; on community resilience, Relatively Moderate. The Expected Annual Loss (EAL) score is Very Low, representing $838.6K in annualized losses.
Which natural hazard poses the greatest risk to Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area?
FEMA's NRI data points to Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area as of the latest release is Landslide (risk rating: Relatively Moderate). Other significant hazards include Volcanic Activity (Relatively Low) and Earthquake (Very Low). FEMA's modeled event frequency puts landslide here at an average of 10 times per year. FEMA derives these ratings from historical event frequency, the assets exposed, and the community's vulnerability profile.
Data Sources & Methodology
Disaster declaration data comes from the FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 API, which includes all federally declared disasters, emergencies, and fire management assistance grants.
Storm event data is sourced from the NOAA Storm Events Database (2015-2025), which tracks significant weather events including thunderstorms, tornadoes, floods, and winter storms.
This data is provided for informational purposes only. FEMA disaster declarations represent federal response actions and may not capture all local emergencies or weather events.
What this means for Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
Against a Alaska county mean of 7 declarations, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK records 2, or 72% fewer. PlainHazard classifies that historical total as low activity.
- Major Disaster is the largest group (2 of 2) in a declaration history that remains below its state benchmark; frequency here is not a forecast. Alaska overview
- Nationally the county exceeds 0% of recorded county totals, but its own Alaska benchmark is higher. The ranking keeps those two contexts separate. Most-disaster rankings
- With no NFIP county row, the declaration register and modeled NRI remain distinct evidence rather than substitutes for a claims history. Disaster-data guide
A below-average federal record is not a safety guarantee. Use National Weather Service alerts and local emergency-management notices for present conditions, not this historical comparison.
PlainHazard derives this profile from FEMA's Disaster Declarations Summaries and National Risk Index data. The declaration comparison covers 3,266 U.S. counties and county equivalents in this database, refreshed as of 2026-08-03. Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
All federal data sources used on this page
- FEMA OpenFEMA, Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 - all federally-declared disasters for this county. fema.gov/openfema/disaster-declarations
- FEMA National Risk Index (NRI) - per-county per-hazard risk ratings and expected annual loss. hazards.fema.gov/nri
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database - state-level storm/severe-weather event records, 2015-2025. ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainHazard Editorial
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