Natural Disasters in Baywood Park, CA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

99.2

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

99.4

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

20.5

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

97.6

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

$173.0M

Individual Assistance

$6.0M

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

7 declarations

Disaster	Type	Date	PA $	IA $
Severe Winter Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Severe Storm	Apr 2023	$3.1M	—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Flood	Mar 2023	—	—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Flood	Jan 2023	$13.6M	$4.4M
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides →	Flood	Jan 2023	—	—
Wildfires →	Fire	Aug 2020	$2.4M	$167K
Czu Lightning Fire Complex →	Fire	Aug 2020	—	—
Covid-19 Pandemic →	Biological	Mar 2020	$140.0M	$1.4M
Covid-19 →	Biological	Mar 2020	—	—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides →	Flood	Apr 2017	$5.4M	—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides →	Flood	Mar 2017	$3.2M	—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides →	Severe Storm(s)	Feb 2017	$13K	—
Glenview Fire →	Fire	Sep 2010	—	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Severe Storm	Jun 2006	$2.2M	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides →	Severe Storm	Feb 2006	$3.2M	—
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 Freeze →	Freezing	Feb 1991	—	—

Showing 20 of 26 disasters

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

1,109

Total Claims Paid

$20,033,204

Avg Claim Payout

$18,064

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$29,413,912

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

5.24

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
205.6: Structural Retrofitting/Rehabilitating Public Structures - Seismic	9	$7,444,307
300.2: Vegetation Management - Wildfire	3	$1,278,514
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	3	$6,846,099
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$48,450
500.1: Flood Control - Floodwall	2	$85,659

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

Baywood Park has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are earthquake, landslide, drought. The area has had 24 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (7 declarations). 1,109 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $172,981,685 in public assistance recovery funding. $6,000,053 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 37 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.