FEMA rates relative landslide risk for Chittenden County as relatively moderate and reports FEMA annualized frequency of 0.010 per year for the area.
FEMA summary
FEMA's profile for Chittenden County reports FEMA annualized frequency of 0.010 per year for landslide. FEMA's relative risk rating for the area is relatively moderate; the annualized frequency is a separate measure.
Hazard metrics cover FEMA county-equivalent geographies rather than individual addresses or parcels. Use local or state hazard maps before making a property, insurance, retrofit, or evacuation decision.
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Landslide
FEMA combines its area-wide loss estimate and community data in this relative rating. Event frequency appears separately below.
Relative FEMA score
80.1/100
Occurrence thresholds vary by hazard. The FEMA methodology defines the value for each hazard.
The area loss estimate combines FEMA's modeled losses to buildings, population, and agriculture across Chittenden County. It is not an estimate for a home or address.
City risk summary
For Burlington, FEMA rates landslide risk for Chittenden County as relatively moderate, with a relative score of 80.1/100. The next highest relative scores are ice storm at 79.7/100 and earthquake at 79.5/100.
Burlington is the only covered Vermont entry for landslide risk, using FEMA data for Chittenden County.
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The map shows Burlington. All FEMA figures on this page cover Chittenden County.
The FEMA figures cover Chittenden County. Address-level conditions require local maps, building records, and property details.
FEMA rates relative landslide risk for Chittenden County as relatively moderate. Its FEMA annualized frequency is 0.010 per year. Damage at a specific address also depends on the building, soil, elevation, and exact hazard zone.
Among 1 Vermont cities covered by this directory, Burlington is #1 for relative landslide risk based on FEMA's score for Chittenden County. Homes within Burlington can have different soil, elevation, construction, and hazard-zone conditions.
In FEMA's data for Chittenden County, the highest relative ratings are Landslide (Relatively Moderate), Ice Storm (Relatively Moderate), and Earthquake (Relatively Low). FEMA uses estimated losses and community data along with event frequency when assigning these ratings.
The hazard numbers cover Chittenden County. For an individual home, check local fault, flood, fire, evacuation, and building records for the exact address.
FEMA gives Chittenden County an overall relative risk rating of very low. Conditions at a specific home depend on its hazard zones, building type, maintenance, insurance, and access to evacuation routes and emergency services.
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