Natural Disasters in Big Lagoon, CA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

96.8

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

95.4

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

74.7

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

56.4

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

27

Public Assistance

$42.0M

Most Common Type

Flood

12 declarations

DisasterTypeDatePA $IA $
Severe Winter Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →Severe StormApr 2023$1.5M—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →FloodMar 2023——
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →FloodJan 2023$2.2M—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides →FloodJan 2023——
Wildfires →WildfireAug 2020$255K—
Covid-19 Pandemic →BiologicalMar 2020$7.1M—
Covid-19 →BiologicalMar 2020——
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →Severe StormMay 2019$5.4M—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides →FloodApr 2017$8.4M—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides →Severe StormFeb 2017$10.3M—
Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides →Severe StormFeb 2006$6.7M—
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation →HurricaneSep 2005——
Ca-wildfires-08/25/1999 →FireSep 1999$87K—
Severe Winter Storms and Flooding →Severe StormFeb 1998——
Severe Storms, Flooding, Mud and Landslides →Severe StormJan 1997——
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding Landslides, Mud Flow →Severe StormMar 1995——
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, Mud Flows →Severe StormJan 1995——
The El Nino (the Salmon Industry) →Fishing LossesSep 1994——
Severe Winter Storm, Mud & Land Slides, & Flooding →FloodFeb 1993——
Earthquake & Aftershocks →EarthquakeMay 1992——

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

200

Total Claims Paid

$2,877,708

Avg Claim Payout

$14,389

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

39

Federal Funding

$16,080,892

Properties Protected

103

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.45

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
205.4: Non Structural Retrofitting/Rehabilitating Public Structures - Seismic7$558,447
205.6: Structural Retrofitting/Rehabilitating Public Structures - Seismic4$3,061,549
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan2$237,000
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts2$1,916,721
601.2: Generators - Regular2$688,056

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

Big Lagoon has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are landslide, earthquake, wildfire. The area has had 27 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (12 declarations). 200 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $42,024,246 in public assistance recovery funding. 39 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.