The national risk index: establishing a nationwide baseline for natural hazard risk in the US

Casey Zuzak (), Matthew Mowrer, Emily Goodenough, Jordan Burns, Nicholas Ranalli and Jesse Rozelle
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Casey Zuzak: US Federal Emergency Management Agency
Matthew Mowrer: Compass PTS JV (ABS Group)
Emily Goodenough: FACTOR, Inc
Jordan Burns: US Federal Emergency Management Agency
Nicholas Ranalli: Compass PTS JV (CDM Smith, Inc.)
Jesse Rozelle: US Federal Emergency Management Agency

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2022, vol. 114, issue 2, No 51, 2355 pages

Abstract: Abstract The National Risk Index developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency provides a relative measurement of community-level natural hazard risk across 50 US states and Washington, DC. The Index leverages authoritative nationwide datasets and multiplies values for exposure, annualized frequency, and historic loss ratio to derive expected annual loss estimates for 18 hazard types and combines this metric with Social Vulnerability and Community Resilience scores to generate Risk Index scores for every Census tract and county. Scores provide a holistic and comparable measure of risk across the US. Risk scores and underlying data are summarized in a custom web application. Geographical and statistical processing techniques were used to reconcile incompatibilities between the spatial and temporal collection of input datasets. The index was developed using a multidisciplinary and collaborative approach and input from subject matter experts across disciplines and target users. The National Risk Index builds upon previous efforts to develop a multi-hazard risk measurement for a large geography by expanding the number of hazard types considered, applying extensive geoprocessing techniques to combine diverse datasets, and combining traditional risk factors with the community risk factors of social vulnerability and community resilience for an enhanced nationwide picture of risk.

Keywords: National risk index; Natural hazards; Risk methodology; Multi-hazard; Expected annual loss (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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