Incident Summary - Moapa Band of Paiutes Tribal Reservation
On September 8, 2014, the Moapa Band of Paiutes Tribal
Reservation suffered an intense thunderstorm that created a flash flood event
which resulted in damage to homes and property. Many residents were
trapped in their homes, as they were caught off guard by the unusual depth,
volume and speed of the floodwaters. A Declaration of Emergency, pursuant
to state law, for the Moapa Band of Paiutes Tribal Reservation was issued
on September 9, 2014. This Declaration activated state resources to
assist local and tribal governments through the State Emergency Operations Plan
and the United States Department of Homeland Security (FEMA Region IX) provided
a team to assist Nevada in conducting a local, state, tribal and federal
technical assistance and preliminary damage assessment. The comprehensive
preliminary damage assessment analysis was conducted the following week and
revealed that severe damage occurred and that debris removal, emergency
response and other protective measures resulted in substantial costs.