Fact Sheet Information

 

Site:  AZ, Maricopa County

Disaster Type(s):  Severe Storm

Declaration Date:  October 15, 1999

Incident Period:  September 14 – 23, 1999

 

Summary of Disaster:

According to the FEMA website (WWW.fema.gov), this county was declared a FEMA disaster area on October 15, 1999 because of severe storms, high winds, and flooding. The emergency manager noted during the research interview that the disaster occurred in an area that had a lot of mobile homes. Property damage was estimated at $30 million. He stated, “Most of the damage was from roofs being blown off of homes followed by some heavy rain that caused water damage.”

 

Reported Injuries, Deaths, and Rescue at the Site:

The emergency manager was not aware of any injuries, deaths, or rescues as a result of the disaster.

 

 

Site Demographics:

 

Year	1999
FEMA Region	9
State	Arizona
County	Maricopa County
Disaster Types(s)	Severe Storms
FEMA Declaration Date of Disaster	15-Oct-99
Presence of CIL*at the Time of Disaster	yes
CIL*Office Type	standard
Current CIL* Presence in County/City/Boroughs	yes
Population	3072149
Area in Square Miles	9203
Population Density	334
Caucasian (%)	77.40%
African American (%)	3.7%
Native American (%)	1.8%
Asian Pacific	2.2%
Hispanic (%)	24.8%
Median House Hold Income	$45,358
Above Median House Hold Income	Yes
Per Capita Income	$22,251
Below Poverty(%)	11.70%
Number of Persons with Disabilities over age 5	504992
Persons with Disabilities over age 5 (%)	18%
Number of Persons with Physical Disabilities over age 5	196298
Persons with Physical Disabilities over age 5 (%)	7%

CIL* means Center for Independent Living

 

  From: Census Data on the number of persons with physical disabilities.