Natural Disasters in American Canyon, CA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

95.3

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

95.3

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

38.5

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

76.0

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Drought99.5Landslide98.7Earthquake98.4

Hazard	Risk Score
Drought	99.5
Landslide	98.7
Earthquake	98.4
Wildfire	96.0
Coastal Flood	68.2
Heat Wave	66.8
Volcanic Activity	60.3
Lightning	30.2
Tornado	18.3
Avalanche	9.2
Hail	8.5
Strong Wind	8.3
Winter Weather	4.2
Tsunami	3.1

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

Disaster Declarations

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA

Total Declarations

Most Recent

Severe Storm

Apr 2023

Most Common Type

Fire

13 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Apr 3, 2023	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Mar 10, 2023	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Jan 14, 2023	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Jan 9, 2023	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES
Oct 16, 2020	Fire	WILDFIRES
Sep 27, 2020	Fire	GLASS FIRE
Aug 22, 2020	Fire	WILDFIRES
Aug 18, 2020	Fire	LNU LIGHTNING FIRE COMPLEX
Mar 22, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
May 17, 2019	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
May 1, 2019	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Oct 10, 2017	Fire	WILDFIRES
Oct 9, 2017	Fire	PARTRICK FIRE
Oct 9, 2017	Fire	TUBBS FIRE
Oct 9, 2017	Fire	ATLAS FIRE
Apr 1, 2017	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES
Mar 16, 2017	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES
Feb 14, 2017	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES
Sep 13, 2015	Fire	VALLEY FIRE

Showing 20 of 39 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

5,536

Total IA Distributed

$6,343,671

Repair/Replace

$4,108,676

Rental Assistance

$887,804

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4707	1	N/A	—
DR-4569	117	N/A	$891
DR-4353	1	N/A	—
DR-4610	1	N/A	—
DR-4193	3,331	$5,130,055	$1,406
DR-4482	135	$622,327	—
DR-1628	432	$370,854	$1,536
DR-4558	883	$113,360	$1,851
DR-4344	629	$66,075	$62,508
DR-4683	6	$41,000	$57

Individual and household assistance for homeowners and renters affected by federally declared disasters.

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

1,361

Total Claims Paid

$29,814,713

Avg Claim Payout

$21,906

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$74,762,336

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

569

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4193	Earthquake	147	$21,027,535
DR-1628	Severe Storm(s)	219	$14,787,224
DR-4482	Biological	20	$9,699,639
DR-4344	Fire	39	$6,643,035
DR-4569	Wildfire	32	$5,815,127
DR-4301	Severe Storm(s)	22	$4,471,614
DR-4558	Wildfire	18	$3,593,647
DR-4308	Flood	11	$3,203,306
DR-4434	Severe Storm(s)	10	$2,493,915
DR-1646	Severe Storm(s)	40	$1,708,834
DR-4305	Flood	8	$997,766
DR-4683	Severe Storm(s)	3	$320,693

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$23,708,619

Properties Protected

221

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

3.66

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
202.1: Elevation of Private Structures - Riverine	6	$5,747,829
205.6: Structural Retrofitting/Rehabilitating Public Structures - Seismic	4	$3,300,636
205.5: Structural Retrofitting/Rehabilitating Private Structures - Seismic	3	$306,611
100.1: Public Awareness and Education (Brochures, Workshops, Videos, etc.)	3	$63,249
401.1: Water and Sanitary Sewer System Protective Measures	2	$420,439

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

American Canyon has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are drought, landslide, earthquake. The area has had 39 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is fire (13 declarations). 1,361 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $74,762,336 in public assistance recovery funding. $6,343,671 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 32 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.