Natural Disasters in Coulterville, CA
Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data
Natural Hazard Risk
Source: FEMA National Risk IndexRisk Score
86.4
Relatively Moderate
Expected Annual Loss
78.7
Score (0-100)
Social Vulnerability
93.0
Score (0-100)
Community Resilience
21.3
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
24
Public Assistance
$3.2M
Individual Assistance
$544K
Most Common Type
Fire
9 declarations
Public Assistance by Category
| Disaster | Type | Date | PA $ | IA $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Fire → | Fire | Jul 2024 | — | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Straight-line Wind… → | Severe Storm | Apr 2023 | $648K | $535K |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslid… → | Flood | Mar 2023 | — | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslid… → | Flood | Jan 2023 | $852K | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Muds… → | Flood | Jan 2023 | — | — |
| Oak Fire → | Fire | Jul 2022 | — | — |
| Covid-19 Pandemic → | Biological | Mar 2020 | — | $10K |
| Covid-19 → | Biological | Mar 2020 | — | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslid… → | Severe Storm | May 2019 | — | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslid… → | Severe Storm | May 2019 | — | — |
| Railroad Fire → | Fire | Sep 2017 | — | — |
| Detwiler Fire → | Fire | Jul 2017 | — | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Muds… → | Flood | Apr 2017 | $1.3M | — |
| Bridge Fire → | Fire | Sep 2014 | — | — |
| Rim Fire → | Fire | Aug 2013 | — | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Debr… → | Flood | Jan 2011 | $104K | — |
| Wildfires → | Fire | Jun 2008 | $369K | — |
| Hurricane Katrina Evacuation → | Hurricane | Sep 2005 | — | — |
| Rix-ca-old Highway Wildfire 9/13/04 → | Fire | Sep 2004 | — | — |
| Ca-bear Fire-09-02-2004 → | Fire | Sep 2004 | — | — |
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PA = FEMA Public Assistance (infrastructure recovery). IA = Individual Assistance (homeowner/renter aid).
Hazard Mitigation
Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation AssistanceMitigation Projects
2
Federal Funding
$199,438
Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio
2.00
BCR
Top Mitigation Project Types
| Project Type | Projects | Federal $ |
|---|---|---|
| 300.2: Vegetation Management - Wildfire | 1 | $0 |
| 402.2: Roads and Bridges - Post-wildfire erosion and flood protection | 1 | $199,438 |
Federally funded projects to reduce future disaster risk. Only includes completed or obligated projects.
Coulterville has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are landslide, wildfire, heat wave. The area has had 24 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is fire (9 declarations). FEMA has obligated $3,225,453 in public assistance recovery funding. $544,322 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 2 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.