ANNEX A: WAKE COUNTY UNINCORPORATED AREAS
Table A.5 – HAZUS 100-Year Flood Results, Unincorporated Wake County
Total Buildings with Loss
Total Value (Building & Contents)
Estimated Building Damage
Estimated Content Loss
Estimated Total Damage
Occupancy Type
Loss Ratio
Agriculture Commercial Educational Government Industrial Religious Residential
35 25
$2,083,000 $1,802,000
$220,000 $260,000
$665,000 $590,000
$885,000 $850,000
42% 47%
0 0
$0 $0
$0 $0
$0 $0
$0 $0
0% 0%
36
$490,000 $520,000
$137,000 $25,000
$298,000 $174,000
$435,000 $199,000
89% 38% 86% 76%
3
235 334
$14,451,000 $19,346,000
$8,255,000 $8,897,000
$4,173,000 $5,900,000
$12,428,000 $14,797,000
Total
Source: FEMA Natural Hazards Risk Assessment Program
A.1.4 WILDFIRE Table A.6 summarizes the acreage in unincorporated Wake County that falls within the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI), categorized by housing density. The WUI is the area where housing development is built near or among areas of vegetation that may be prone to wildfire. Areas in the WUI are those where development may intermix with flammable vegetation. Over 23 percent of unincorporated Wake County is not included in the WUI. Table A.6 – Wildland Urban Interface Acreage, Unincorporated Wake County
Housing Density
Total Acreage Percent of Total Acreage
Not in WUI LT 1hs/40ac
76,096.0 30,706.3
23.3%
9.4% 7.9%
1hs/40ac to 1hs/20ac 1hs/20ac to 1hs/10ac 1hs/10ac to 1hs/5ac 1hs/5ac to 1hs/2ac 1hs/2ac to 3hs/1ac
25,734.7
34,746.0
10.6%
41,242.4
12.6%
57,766.1 59,521.4
17.7%
18.2%
GT 3hs/1ac
674.6
0.2%
Total
326,487.5
100%
Source: Southern Wildfire Risk Assessment
Table A.7 provides the count and estimated value of all structures that intersect with areas of unincorporated Wake County that are rated moderate to high on the WUI Risk Index.
Wake County, NC Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan
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