Natural Disasters in Bass Lake, CA
Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data
Natural Hazard Risk
Source: FEMA National Risk IndexRisk Score
96.4
Relatively High
Expected Annual Loss
94.6
Score (0-100)
Social Vulnerability
78.7
Score (0-100)
Community Resilience
7.7
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: FEMATotal Declarations
25
Public Assistance
$9.9M
Individual Assistance
$2.0M
Most Common Type
Fire
7 declarations
Public Assistance by Category
| Disaster | Type | Date | PA $ | IA $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe Winter Storms, Straight-line Wind… → | Severe Storm | Apr 2023 | $1.4M | $2.0M |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslid… → | Flood | Mar 2023 | — | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslid… → | Flood | Jan 2023 | $1.2M | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Muds… → | Flood | Jan 2023 | — | — |
| Wildfires → | Fire | Oct 2020 | $1.4M | $40K |
| Creek Fire → | Fire | Sep 2020 | — | — |
| Covid-19 Pandemic → | Biological | Mar 2020 | $4.6M | $2K |
| Covid-19 → | Biological | Mar 2020 | — | — |
| Mission Fire → | Fire | Sep 2017 | — | — |
| Railroad Fire → | Fire | Sep 2017 | — | — |
| Courtney Fire → | Fire | Sep 2014 | — | — |
| Junction Fire → | Fire | Aug 2014 | — | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Debr… → | Flood | Jan 2011 | $351K | — |
| Severe Freeze → | Freezing | Mar 2007 | — | — |
| Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and… → | Severe Storm | Jun 2006 | $996K | — |
| Hurricane Katrina Evacuation → | Hurricane | Sep 2005 | — | — |
| Ca-quartz Fire-7-25-2005 → | Fire | Jul 2005 | — | — |
| Ca-citrus Crop Damage 2/2/99 → | Freezing | Feb 1999 | — | — |
| Severe Storms, Flooding, Mud and Landsli… → | Severe Storm | Jan 1997 | — | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding Landslide… → | Severe Storm | Mar 1995 | — | — |
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PA = FEMA Public Assistance (infrastructure recovery). IA = Individual Assistance (homeowner/renter aid).
Flood Insurance (NFIP)
Source: FEMA NFIPTotal Claims
63
Total Claims Paid
$698,721
Avg Claim Payout
$11,091
County-level NFIP data from FEMA National Flood Insurance Program.
Hazard Mitigation
Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation AssistanceMitigation Projects
12
Federal Funding
$1,552,018
Properties Protected
2
Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio
2.60
BCR
Top Mitigation Project Types
| Project Type | Projects | Federal $ |
|---|---|---|
| 300.2: Vegetation Management - Wildfire | 3 | $357,815 |
| 405.1: Other Minor Flood Control | 2 | $354,555 |
| 95.1: FMA or CRS Plan | 1 | $48,094 |
| 205.6: Structural Retrofitting/Rehabilitating Public Structures - Seismic | 1 | $277,950 |
| 91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan | 1 | $115,000 |
Federally funded projects to reduce future disaster risk. Only includes completed or obligated projects.
Bass Lake has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are drought, wildfire, landslide. The area has had 25 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is fire (7 declarations). 63 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $9,900,321 in public assistance recovery funding. $2,028,251 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 12 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.