Natural Disasters in Graton, CA
Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data
Natural Hazard Risk
Source: FEMA National Risk IndexRisk Score
99.1
Relatively High
Expected Annual Loss
99.2
Score (0-100)
Social Vulnerability
29.8
Score (0-100)
Community Resilience
66.2
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
36
Public Assistance
$165.8M
Individual Assistance
$8.2M
Most Common Type
Fire
11 declarations
Public Assistance by Category
| Disaster | Type | Date | PA $ | IA $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe Winter Storms, Straight-line Wind… → | Severe Storm | Apr 2023 | $1.4M | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslid… → | Flood | Mar 2023 | — | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslid… → | Flood | Jan 2023 | $5.8M | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Muds… → | Flood | Jan 2023 | — | — |
| Wildfires → | Fire | Oct 2020 | $4.6M | — |
| Glass Fire → | Fire | Sep 2020 | — | — |
| Wildfires → | Fire | Aug 2020 | $6.1M | $141K |
| Lnu Lightning Fire Complex → | Fire | Aug 2020 | — | — |
| Covid-19 Pandemic → | Biological | Mar 2020 | $45.2M | $346K |
| Covid-19 → | Biological | Mar 2020 | — | — |
| Kincade Fire → | Fire | Oct 2019 | — | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslid… → | Severe Storm | May 2019 | $16.9M | — |
| Wildfires → | Fire | Oct 2017 | $58.8M | $7.1M |
| Tubbs Fire → | Fire | Oct 2017 | — | — |
| Partrick Fire → | Fire | Oct 2017 | — | — |
| Nuns Fire → | Fire | Oct 2017 | — | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Muds… → | Flood | Apr 2017 | $3.1M | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Muds… → | Severe Storm | Feb 2017 | $3.3M | — |
| Valley Fire → | Fire | Sep 2015 | — | — |
| Wildfires → | Fire | Jun 2008 | $58K | — |
Showing 20 of 39 disasters
PA = FEMA Public Assistance (infrastructure recovery). IA = Individual Assistance (homeowner/renter aid).
Flood Insurance (NFIP)
Source: FEMA NFIPTotal Claims
7,402
Total Claims Paid
$132,042,449
Avg Claim Payout
$17,839
County-level NFIP data from FEMA National Flood Insurance Program.
Hazard Mitigation
Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation AssistanceMitigation Projects
89
Federal Funding
$64,219,128
Properties Protected
539
Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio
3.13
BCR
Top Mitigation Project Types
| Project Type | Projects | Federal $ |
|---|---|---|
| 202.1: Elevation of Private Structures - Riverine | 12 | $27,521,674 |
| 91.3: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE | 10 | $741,245 |
| 401.1: Water and Sanitary Sewer System Protective Measures | 6 | $8,395,544 |
| 601.1: Generators | 6 | $2,076,028 |
| 600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan) | 4 | $784,904 |
Federally funded projects to reduce future disaster risk. Only includes completed or obligated projects.
Graton has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are landslide, earthquake, drought. The area has had 36 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is fire (11 declarations). 7,402 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $165,791,022 in public assistance recovery funding. $8,224,148 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 89 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.