Natural Disasters in Amador City, CA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

79.2

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

79.1

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

43.9

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

35.3

Score (0-100)

Scores range from 0 (lowest risk) to 100 (highest risk) relative to all U.S. communities. Data from FEMA National Risk Index.

Disaster History & Federal Spending

Source: FEMA

Total Declarations

Public Assistance

$9.0M

Individual Assistance

$1.0M

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

9 declarations

Disaster	Type	Date	PA $	IA $
Severe Winter Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Severe Storm	Apr 2023	$90K	—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Flood	Mar 2023	—	—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Flood	Jan 2023	$1.4M	$831K
Caldor Fire →	Fire	Sep 2021	—	—
Covid-19 Pandemic →	Biological	Mar 2020	—	$204K
Covid-19 →	Biological	Mar 2020	—	—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Severe Storm	May 2019	$231K	—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides →	Flood	Apr 2017	$1.6M	—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides →	Severe Storm	Feb 2017	$928K	—
Butte Fire →	Fire	Sep 2015	—	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Severe Storm	Jun 2006	$2.6M	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides →	Severe Storm	Feb 2006	$2.2M	—
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation →	Hurricane	Sep 2005	—	—
Severe Winter Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Feb 1998	—	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, Mud and Landslides →	Severe Storm	Jan 1997	—	—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding Landslides, Mud Flow →	Severe Storm	Mar 1995	—	—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, Mud Flows →	Severe Storm	Jan 1995	—	—
Severe Storms & Flooding →	Flood	Feb 1986	—	—
Drought →	Drought	Jan 1977	—	—
Severe Storms & Flooding →	Flood	Jan 1969	—	—

Showing 20 of 22 disasters

PA = FEMA Public Assistance (infrastructure recovery). IA = Individual Assistance (homeowner/renter aid).

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$1,510,668

Avg Claim Payout

$19,368

County-level NFIP data from FEMA National Flood Insurance Program.

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$4,735,539

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

4.06

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
403.2: Stormwater Management - Diversions	4	$1,379,228
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts	3	$1,575,966
205.2: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wildfire	2	$1,589,413
300.2: Vegetation Management - Wildfire	2	$147,057
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$43,875

Federally funded projects to reduce future disaster risk. Only includes completed or obligated projects.

Amador City has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are drought, wildfire, landslide. The area has had 21 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (9 declarations). 78 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $9,014,180 in public assistance recovery funding. $1,034,971 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 13 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.