FEMA National Risk Index Overview

The LightBox FEMA National Risk Index API identifies communities most at risk to 18 natural hazards. This dataset returns natural hazard risk metrics and includes data about expected annual losses from natural hazards, social vulnerability and community resilience. This API measures at a granularity of census tract but also returns county level and state level metrics.

Features

• Return a National Risk Index record by address
• Return a National Risk Index  record using a LightBox Parcel LightBox ID.
• Response contains the polygon represented as a WKT which can be used as client side objects, or to feed your analysis.
• Return a specific National Risk Index  record using the National Risk Index ID.

Risks

• Expected Annual Loss
• Community Resilience
• Social Vulnerability
• Avalanche
• Coastal Flooding
• Cold Wave
• Drought
• Earthquake
• Hail
• Heat Wave
• Hurricane
• Ice Storm
• Landslide
• Lightning 
• Riverine Flooding
• Strong Wind 
• Tornado
• Tsunami
• Volcanic Activity
• Wildfire
• Winter Weather

• FEMA National Risk Index Documentation
• FEMA National Risk Index Release Notes