On FEMA’s figures, Samsula-Spruce Creek faces more hazard damage per building than 79% of U.S. towns, led by hurricanes
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Samsula-Spruce Creek gets a C− for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 79% of U.S. towns, #308 of 638 in Florida. Most of that expected damage is hurricanes (48%), then river and rain flooding (42%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.
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 Samsula-Spruce Creek faces
Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.
Hurricanes
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 Samsula-Spruce Creek’s grade
Hurricanes are 48% of the building damage FEMA expects in Samsula-Spruce Creek, and Samsula-Spruce Creek’s rate of hurricanes damage is in the top 8% of U.S. census tracts. Wildfire adds 5%, at a rate in the top 6% of U.S. census tracts.
C− #308 of 638 in Florida; higher expected damage per building than 79% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Samsula-Spruce Creek’s residents live in 4 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical Florida town has higher expected damage than 79% of U.S. towns; within the state, Samsula-Spruce Creek has less expected damage per building than 52% of Florida towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.9M a year in losses across Samsula-Spruce Creek: $1.6M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Samsula-Spruce Creek flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Samsula-Spruce Creek. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Samsula-Spruce Creek isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Volusia County.1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Samsula-Spruce Creek
Disasters that paid out in Samsula-Spruce Creek itself (aid to households or repair grants to Samsula-Spruce Creek), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2017Hurricane Irma2 households applied for aid$1K aid approved
Volusia County has had 30 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often hurricanes and tropical storms, then severe storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
Also 2 FEMA wildfire suppression grants (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Volusia County, 2006–2007.
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Samsula-Spruce Creek is 3rd of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Orange | Cmore damage than 72% | hurricanes | 1,882 |
| New Smyrna Beach | C−more damage than 75% | hurricanes | 966 |
| Samsula-Spruce Creek | C−more damage than 79% | hurricanes | 0 |
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 Samsula-Spruce Creek faces
A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- The season runs June through November and peaks from mid-August to mid-October.
- Bring in porch furniture and anything the wind can throw.
- Fill the gas tank and charge phones before the storm arrives.
- 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 Samsula-Spruce Creek
Is Samsula-Spruce Creek at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Samsula-Spruce Creek has higher expected damage per building than 79% of U.S. towns: C− for hazard risk, #308 of 638 in Florida. Most of the expected damage is hurricanes (48%) and river and rain flooding (42%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Samsula-Spruce Creek 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 Volusia County, 57% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 11.1% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Samsula-Spruce Creek?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Samsula-Spruce Creek’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 Samsula-Spruce Creek?
By FEMA money that reached Samsula-Spruce Creek, Hurricane Irma (2017): 2 households applied for aid, $1K approved.
Is Samsula-Spruce Creek at risk from hurricanes?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (48%), and Samsula-Spruce Creek’s rate for it is in the top 8% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Samsula-Spruce Creek.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Samsula-Spruce Creek’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.