Photo: RodneyRamsey · CC BY 2.0FEMA expects more hazard damage per building in Doney Park than in 98% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Doney Park gets a D− for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 98% of U.S. towns, #137 of 140 in Arizona. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (70%), then wildfire (27%). Flood insurance has paid 22 claims here since 2010.
Graded on FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value (NRI v1.20, December 2025), weighted by where residents live; flood claims are shown, not graded. How hazard risk is graded
What stands out about Doney Park’s natural hazards
From FEMA’s model and FEMA’s records, below.
What Doney Park faces
Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.
River and rain flooding
Wildfire
Shares are of FEMA’s expected building damage, the measure the grade uses; ranks compare each hazard’s building-damage rate with all 85,154 U.S. census tracts. In FEMA’s terms, river and rain flooding is FEMA’s “Inland Flooding” (rivers and streams overflowing their banks, or rain overwhelming drainage). FEMA defines coastal flooding as high or rising tides and storm surge, so surge damage is counted there. Drought isn’t listed: FEMA counts its losses in crops only.
What’s behind Doney Park’s grade
River and rain flooding is 70% of the building damage FEMA expects in Doney Park, and Doney Park’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is in the top 2% of U.S. census tracts. Wildfire adds 27%, at a rate in the top 1% of U.S. census tracts.
D− #137 of 140 in Arizona; higher expected damage per building than 98% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Doney Park’s residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical Arizona town has higher expected damage than 78% of U.S. towns; within the state, Doney Park has more expected damage per building than 98% of Arizona towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $6.4M a year in losses across Doney Park: $5.5M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Doney Park flood? Sometimes: 22 flood claims since 2010
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Doney Park, from FEMA’s records: 9.3 per 1,000 homes, more than 72% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
- The Arizona Burn Scar Flash Flooding1 claim · $20K
Doney Park isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Coconino County.The storms Doney Park remembers
None of the 10 disasters declared for Coconino County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Doney Park itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
- 202213 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
- 20107 flood claims paidThe year of Severe Storms and Flooding, declared for Coconino County
- 20131 flood claims paidNo declaration for the county that year
Coconino County has had 10 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often floods, then severe storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
Also 10 FEMA wildfire suppression grants (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Coconino County, 2006–2022.
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Doney Park is 3rd of the 4 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flagstaff | Dmore damage than 92% | river and rain flooding | 56 |
| Timberline-Fernwood | D−more damage than 98% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Doney Park | D−more damage than 98% | river and rain flooding | 22 |
| Mountain View Ranches | D−more damage than 98% | river and rain flooding | — |
Hazard risk = FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade; the map is shaded by fifths of the same scale. Flood claims = paid federal flood insurance claims on record.
Get ready for what Doney Park faces
A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- Turn around at flooded roads: a foot of moving water can carry off a car.
- Flood insurance usually takes 30 days to start, so buy it before the forecast.
- Keep papers and medicines up high, in a grab-and-go bag.
- Clear dead leaves and brush within 5 feet of the house.
- Sign up for local alerts and know two ways out.
- Keep N95 masks for smoky days.
- Look up the address on FEMA’s flood map.
- Ask the seller or landlord whether it has ever flooded, and what flood insurance costs there.
- Get a flood insurance quote early: policies usually start 30 days after you buy.
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Questions about natural hazards in Doney Park
Is Doney Park at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Doney Park has higher expected damage per building than 98% of U.S. towns: D− for hazard risk, #137 of 140 in Arizona. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (70%) and wildfire (27%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Doney Park flood?
Flood insurance has paid 22 claims in Doney Park since 2010, $543K in all, or 9.3 per 1,000 homes, more than 72% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. The most claims came from Arizona Burn Scar Flash Flooding (1).
Is Doney Park in a flood zone?
Flood zones are drawn street by street, so the answer depends on the address: look it up on FEMA’s flood map. In Coconino County, 30% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.4% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Doney Park?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Doney Park’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
What was the biggest storm in Doney Park?
By flood claims, Arizona Burn Scar Flash Flooding: 1 paid, $20K.
Is Doney Park at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (70%), and Doney Park’s rate for it is in the top 2% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Doney Park.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Doney Park’s residents lived in the 2020 census; OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. FEMA’s model is an average of expected damage, not a forecast. How hazard risk is graded.