Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Barview

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Cape Arago LighthouseCape Arago Lighthouse · Photo: Paul Powers · Public domain
DHazard risk
Natural hazards in Barview · FEMA

On FEMA’s figures, Barview faces more hazard damage per building than 95% of U.S. towns, mostly from earthquakes

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Barview gets a D for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 95% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is earthquakes (61%), then river and rain flooding (21%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.

Earthquakes 61%River and rain flooding 21%Tsunamis 14%

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

more than 95%of U.S. townsLess damageMoreExpected yearly damage per dollar of building, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade
Hazard risk
D
in Oregon · higher than 95% of U.S. towns
Main hazard
Earthquakes
61% of expected building damage
Flood claims
0
paid since 1978 · $0
Disasters paid out here
0
of 16 declared for Coos County
By hazard

What Barview faces

Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.

Earthquakes

61%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 2% of U.S. census tracts

River and rain flooding

21%of expected building damage
About average · lower than 54% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Tsunamis

14%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 1% of U.S. census tracts
Smaller shares here
 Coastal flooding top 2% Tornadoes Hail Strong wind Wildfire Winter storms Ice storms Heat waves Landslides Lightning
FEMA models no building damage here
HurricanesCold wavesAvalanchesVolcanic activity
People, not buildings.Counting harm to people as well as buildings, FEMA’s model puts tsunamis at 48% of Barview’s expected losses. Tsunamis do little damage to buildings (14.5%), so they aren’t part of the grade.

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.

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Hazard risk grade

What’s behind Barview’s grade

Earthquakes are 61% of the building damage FEMA expects in Barview, and Barview’s rate of earthquakes damage is in the top 2% of U.S. census tracts. Tsunamis add 14%, at a rate in the top 1% of U.S. census tracts.

Where Barview sits
Barview
Least damageMiddleMost damage

D higher expected damage per building than 95% of U.S. towns (21,298).

All of Barview’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.

What drives the damage to buildings
Earthquakes61%River and rain flooding21%Tsunamis14%Everything else4%

In dollars, FEMA expects about $4.0M a year in losses across Barview: $1.8M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.

Shared tract.All of Barview’s 1,890 residents (2020 census) live in one census tract. FEMA publishes its model by tract, so the rate and the hazard mix are the tract’s. The flood claims below are the town’s own.
A shared figure. The grade describes the whole tract, not each street in it, and FEMA’s model is an average year for today’s buildings, not a record: the claims below are the record.

How TownRatings grades hazard risk →

Flood insurance claims

Does Barview flood? No paid flood claims on record

FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Barview. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.

of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

Barview isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Coos County.
Disasters

The storms Barview remembers

None of the 16 disasters declared for Coos County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Barview itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.

Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in BarviewCoos County only

Coos County has had 16 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then floods. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.

Be ready

Get ready for what Barview faces

A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.

Earthquakes
  • Drop, cover and hold on.
  • Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
  • Know how to shut off the gas.
More from Ready.gov ↗
When the river rises
  • 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.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Tsunamis
  • Strong shaking or a sudden drop in the sea means head for high ground now.
  • Learn the tsunami route signs near the shore.
  • Stay away until officials say it’s safe.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Before you buy or rent
  • 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.
When a storm is coming
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.

Questions about natural hazards in Barview

Is Barview at risk for natural disasters?

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Barview has higher expected damage per building than 95% of U.S. towns: D for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is earthquakes (61%) and river and rain flooding (21%). The figures are for the one census tract the town shares with its neighbors. This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.

Is Barview 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 Coos County, 11% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.8% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Barview?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Barview’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.

Is Barview at risk from earthquakes?

It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (61%), and Barview’s rate for it is in the top 2% of U.S. census tracts.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Barview.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Barview’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.