The city is a suburb of Salt Lake City, in Davis County on the eastern edge of the Great Salt Lake. This community may have the highest risk statewide from rapid onset and massive debris flows. The threat from other flooding is also substantial. The frequency of debris flows must now be considered to be unnatural due to habitation and the effects of people on watersheds, especially from man-made caused wildfires.
Wildfires are a substantial risk.
The bench areas of Centerville are developed into the urban-rural interface. Wildfires both damage watershed, enhancing flash flood vulnerability, plus threaten mountain slope developments. There is a substantial threat to life and property because upslope-burning wildfires can leave little chance for escape. A regional chapter of the Association of Contingency Planners, a business resumption professional organization, exists in the greater Salt Lake City metropolitan area. A number of local businesses have been approached to support Project Impact as partners.