Natural Disasters in Furnace Creek, CA
Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data
Natural Hazard Risk
Source: FEMA National Risk IndexRisk Score
79.3
Relatively Low
Expected Annual Loss
71.0
Score (0-100)
Social Vulnerability
83.6
Score (0-100)
Community Resilience
25.9
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
16
Public Assistance
$1.4M
Most Common Type
Flood
7 declarations
Public Assistance by Category
| Disaster | Type | Date | PA $ | IA $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Storm Hilary → | Hurricane | Nov 2023 | — | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Straight-line Wind… → | Severe Storm | Apr 2023 | $423K | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslid… → | Flood | Mar 2023 | — | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslid… → | Flood | Jan 2023 | $607K | — |
| Covid-19 Pandemic → | Biological | Mar 2020 | $35K | — |
| Covid-19 → | Biological | Mar 2020 | — | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Muds… → | Flood | Mar 2017 | — | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Muds… → | Severe Storm | Feb 2017 | $11K | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Debr… → | Flood | Jan 2011 | $304K | — |
| Inyo Fire Complex → | Fire | Jul 2007 | — | — |
| Hurricane Katrina Evacuation → | Hurricane | Sep 2005 | — | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding Landslide… → | Severe Storm | Mar 1995 | — | — |
| Coastal Storms, Mudslides & Flooding → | Flood | Feb 1978 | — | — |
| Drought → | Drought | Jan 1977 | — | — |
| Severe Storms & Flooding → | Flood | Jan 1969 | — | — |
| Severe Storms & Flooding → | Flood | Jan 1967 | — | — |
PA = FEMA Public Assistance (infrastructure recovery). IA = Individual Assistance (homeowner/renter aid).
Flood Insurance (NFIP)
Source: FEMA NFIPTotal Claims
4
Total Claims Paid
$11,669
Avg Claim Payout
$2,917
County-level NFIP data from FEMA National Flood Insurance Program.
Hazard Mitigation
Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation AssistanceMitigation Projects
5
Federal Funding
$385,518
Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio
0.83
BCR
Top Mitigation Project Types
| Project Type | Projects | Federal $ |
|---|---|---|
| 700.1: Management Costs - Salaries; 700.4: Management Costs - Supplies | 1 | $2,289 |
| 91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan | 1 | $96,728 |
| 94.1: Tribal Multihazard Mitigation Plan | 1 | $28,526 |
| 300.2: Vegetation Management - Wildfire | 1 | $145,607 |
| 95.2: Planning Related Activities | 1 | $112,369 |
Federally funded projects to reduce future disaster risk. Only includes completed or obligated projects.
Furnace Creek has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are heat wave, avalanche, earthquake. The area has had 16 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (7 declarations). 4 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $1,380,608 in public assistance recovery funding. 5 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.