Natural Disasters in Ballard, CA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

99.0

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

98.9

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

60.2

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

60.9

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

43

Public Assistance

$129.6M

Individual Assistance

$77K

Most Common Type

Fire

15 declarations

DisasterTypeDatePA $IA $
Severe Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →Severe StormApr 2024$3.6M—
Severe Winter Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →Severe StormApr 2023$3.9M—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →FloodMar 2023——
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →FloodJan 2023$29.2M$58K
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides →FloodJan 2023——
Alisal Fire →FireOct 2021——
Covid-19 Pandemic →BiologicalMar 2020$17.3M$12K
Covid-19 →BiologicalMar 2020——
Cave Fire →FireNov 2019——
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →Severe StormMay 2019$1.4M—
Holiday Fire →FireJul 2018——
Wildfires, Flooding, Mudflows, and Debris Flows →FireJan 2018$50.5M—
Wildfires →FireDec 2017——
Thomas Fire →FireDec 2017——
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides →FloodApr 2017$3.1M—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides →FloodMar 2017$582K—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Debris and Mud Flows →FloodJan 2011$1.2M—
Jesusita Fire →FireMay 2009——
Wildfires →FireNov 2008$2.2M—
Tea Fire →FireNov 2008——

Showing 20 of 43 disasters

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

1,308

Total Claims Paid

$31,353,593

Avg Claim Payout

$23,971

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

37

Federal Funding

$26,819,261

Properties Protected

16

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

4.58

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan5$384,759
205.6: Structural Retrofitting/Rehabilitating Public Structures - Seismic5$4,711,206
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts2$1,023,179
403.4: Stormwater Management - Detention/Retention Basins2$2,141,037
403.8: Floodwater and Mudflow diversions - post-wildfire2$1,443,951

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

Ballard has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are landslide, drought, earthquake. The area has had 43 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is fire (15 declarations). 1,308 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $129,579,081 in public assistance recovery funding. $76,738 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 37 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.