Natural Disasters in Avery, CA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

86.6

Relatively Moderate

Expected Annual Loss

84.6

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

57.9

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

39.5

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

23

Public Assistance

$21.8M

Individual Assistance

$2.7M

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

8 declarations

Public Assistance by Category

Total: $21.4M
DisasterTypeDatePA $IA $
2-7 Fire →FireSep 2025——
Severe Winter Storms, Straight-line Wind… →Severe StormApr 2023$948K$117K
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslid… →FloodMar 2023——
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslid… →FloodJan 2023$2.0M$111K
Covid-19 Pandemic →BiologicalMar 2020$1.8M$16K
Covid-19 →BiologicalMar 2020——
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslid… →Severe StormMay 2019$719K—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Muds… →FloodApr 2017$1.2M—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Muds… →FloodMar 2017$11K—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Muds… →Severe StormFeb 2017$1.6M—
Valley Fire and Butte Fire →FireSep 2015$12.5M$2.4M
Butte Fire →FireSep 2015——
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Debr… →Severe StormMar 2010$68K—
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and… →Severe StormJun 2006$888K—
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation →HurricaneSep 2005——
Ca-pattison Fire-09-03-2004 →FireSep 2004——
Ca-calaveras Complex-08-07-2004 →FireAug 2004——
Severe Winter Storms and Flooding →Severe StormFeb 1998——
Severe Storms, Flooding, Mud and Landsli… →Severe StormJan 1997——
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding Landslide… →Severe StormMar 1995——

Showing 20 of 23 disasters

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

74

Total Claims Paid

$2,253,391

Avg Claim Payout

$30,451

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

12

Federal Funding

$8,107,449

Properties Protected

2

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

3.44

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
91.3: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE3$74,126
300.6: Vegetation Management - Erosion1$0
400.3: Utility Protective Measures (Wildfire)1$3,411,750
400.1: Utility Protective Measures (Electric, Gas, etc.)1$455,776
91.4: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - NEW 1$62,325

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

Avery has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are wildfire, drought, landslide. The area has had 23 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (8 declarations). 74 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $21,759,554 in public assistance recovery funding. $2,685,610 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 12 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.