Natural Disasters in East Hemet, CA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

99.9

Very High

Expected Annual Loss

99.9

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

33.3

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

13.0

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Wildfire100.0Earthquake99.8Landslide98.7

Hazard	Risk Score
Wildfire	100.0
Earthquake	99.8
Landslide	98.7
Heat Wave	98.5
Tornado	86.7
Lightning	81.5
Hail	81.4
Winter Weather	66.8
Volcanic Activity	66.8
Drought	55.7
Strong Wind	52.7
Avalanche	51.6
Cold Wave	13.9
Hurricane	12.0

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

Most Recent

Fire

Sep 2024

Most Common Type

Fire

36 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Sep 11, 2024	Fire	AIRPORT FIRE
Jul 21, 2024	Fire	HAWARDEN FIRE
Nov 21, 2023	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM HILARY
Jan 9, 2023	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES
Sep 6, 2022	Fire	FAIRVIEW FIRE
Oct 26, 2020	Fire	BLUE RIDGE FIRE
Mar 22, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Oct 31, 2019	Fire	46 FIRE
Oct 30, 2019	Fire	HILL FIRE
May 1, 2019	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Aug 9, 2018	Fire	HOLY FIRE
Jul 25, 2018	Fire	CRANSTON FIRE
Dec 8, 2017	Fire	WILDFIRES
Oct 9, 2017	Fire	CANYON 2 FIRE
Sep 26, 2017	Fire	CANYON FIRE
Mar 16, 2017	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES
Aug 8, 2013	Fire	SILVER FIRE
Aug 6, 2013	Fire	FALLS FIRE
May 1, 2013	Fire	SUMMIT FIRE

Showing 20 of 64 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

1,634

Total Claims Paid

$21,146,787

Avg Claim Payout

$12,942

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$166,484,369

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

989

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4482	Biological	129	$90,748,254
DR-4431	Winter Storm	154	$27,249,328
DR-4750	Hurricane	112	$18,380,082
DR-1577	Severe Storm(s)	191	$17,744,533
DR-1952	Flood	154	$4,155,412
DR-4305	Flood	86	$3,232,767
DR-1585	Severe Storm(s)	61	$2,395,684
DR-1884	Severe Storm(s)	75	$1,611,790
DR-1731	Fire	11	$389,806
DR-3248	Hurricane	2	$244,492
DR-1498	Fire	8	$204,818
DR-1810	Fire	4	$75,747
DR-4699	Severe Storm(s)	2	$51,656

East Hemet has a very high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are wildfire, earthquake, landslide. The area has had 64 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is fire (36 declarations). 1,634 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $166,484,369 in public assistance recovery funding.