Natural Disasters in Coto de Caza, CA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

99.8

Very High

Expected Annual Loss

99.8

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

24.9

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

16.3

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Earthquake99.9Wildfire99.8Landslide99.7
HazardRisk Score
Earthquake99.9
Wildfire99.8
Landslide99.7
Heat Wave97.2
Coastal Flood92.0
Tornado83.7
Hail79.5
Lightning66.9
Tsunami56.9
Strong Wind52.3
Drought32.7
Avalanche13.7
Winter Weather1.3

Scores range from 0 (lowest risk) to 100 (highest risk) relative to all U.S. communities. Data from FEMA National Risk Index.

Disaster Declarations

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA

Total Declarations

41

Most Recent

Flood

Mar 2023

Most Common Type

Fire

19 declarations

DateTypeDeclaration
Mar 10, 2023FloodSEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Jan 9, 2023FloodSEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES
May 12, 2022FireCOASTAL FIRE
Dec 3, 2020FireBOND FIRE
Oct 26, 2020FireBLUE RIDGE FIRE
Oct 26, 2020FireSILVERADO FIRE
Mar 22, 2020BiologicalCOVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020BiologicalCOVID-19
Oct 10, 2017FireWILDFIRES
Oct 9, 2017FireCANYON 2 FIRE
Sep 26, 2017FireCANYON FIRE
Mar 16, 2017FloodSEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES
Jan 26, 2011FloodSEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND DEBRIS AND MUD FLOWS
Nov 18, 2008FireWILDFIRES
Nov 15, 2008FireFREEWAY FIRE COMPLEX
Oct 24, 2007FireWILDFIRES, FLOODING, MUD FLOWS, AND DEBRIS FLOWS
Oct 23, 2007FireWILDFIRES
Oct 22, 2007FireSANTIAGO FIRE
Mar 11, 2007Fire241 FIRE
Feb 6, 2006FireSIERRA FIRE

Showing 20 of 41 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

933

Total IA Distributed

$2,227,165

Repair/Replace

$66,412

Rental Assistance

$35,336

DisasterRegistrationsTotal IA $Avg Damage
DR-45583N/A—
DR-44071N/A—
DR-43822N/A—
DR-45691N/A—
DR-4482425$2,118,049—
DR-157763$105,022$3,407
DR-4344397$4,000—
DR-173141$94—

Individual and household assistance for homeowners and renters affected by federally declared disasters.

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

3,829

Total Claims Paid

$21,065,584

Avg Claim Payout

$5,502

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$285,026,432

Disasters with PA

10

Total Projects

837

DisasterTypeProjectsFederal $
DR-4482Biological168$213,671,732
DR-1585Severe Storm(s)62$31,227,952
DR-1577Severe Storm(s)162$16,484,443
DR-1952Flood197$11,846,048
DR-4305Flood100$4,108,334
DR-4344Fire17$2,685,239
DR-1731Fire79$2,619,767
DR-1810Fire50$2,132,225
DR-4431Winter Storm1$249,402
DR-3248Hurricane1$1,289

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

118

Federal Funding

$76,315,071

Properties Protected

241

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.43

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
91.2: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - NEW17$1,280,999
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan14$978,064
205.6: Structural Retrofitting/Rehabilitating Public Structures - Seismic14$11,518,084
205.4: Non Structural Retrofitting/Rehabilitating Public Structures - Seismic14$21,429,301
405.1: Other Minor Flood Control9$12,326,209

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

Coto de Caza has a very high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are earthquake, wildfire, landslide. The area has had 41 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is fire (19 declarations). 3,829 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $285,026,432 in public assistance recovery funding. $2,227,165 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 118 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.