Natural Disasters in Home Garden, CA
Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data
Natural Hazard Risk
Source: FEMA National Risk IndexRisk Score
92.4
Relatively Moderate
Expected Annual Loss
90.3
Score (0-100)
Social Vulnerability
65.7
Score (0-100)
Community Resilience
7.7
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
19
Public Assistance
$61.4M
Individual Assistance
$1.4M
Most Common Type
Flood
7 declarations
Public Assistance by Category
| Disaster | Type | Date | PA $ | IA $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe Winter Storms, Straight-line Wind… → | Severe Storm | Apr 2023 | $22.2M | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslid… → | Flood | Mar 2023 | — | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Muds… → | Flood | Jan 2023 | — | — |
| Covid-19 Pandemic → | Biological | Mar 2020 | $39.1M | $1.4M |
| Covid-19 → | Biological | Mar 2020 | — | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Muds… → | Flood | Apr 2017 | — | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Debr… → | Flood | Jan 2011 | $85K | — |
| Severe Freeze → | Freezing | Mar 2007 | — | — |
| Hurricane Katrina Evacuation → | Hurricane | Sep 2005 | — | — |
| Ca-citrus Crop Damage 2/2/99 → | Freezing | Feb 1999 | — | — |
| Severe Storms, Flooding, Mud and Landsli… → | Severe Storm | Jan 1997 | — | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding Landslide… → | Severe Storm | Mar 1995 | — | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslid… → | Severe Storm | Jan 1995 | — | — |
| Coalinga Earthquake → | Earthquake | May 1983 | — | — |
| Coastal Storms, Floods, Slides & Tornado… → | Coastal Storm | Feb 1983 | — | — |
| Coastal Storms, Mudslides & Flooding → | Flood | Feb 1978 | — | — |
| Drought → | Drought | Jan 1977 | — | — |
| Flooding → | Flood | Aug 1969 | — | — |
| Severe Storms & Flooding → | Flood | Jan 1969 | — | — |
PA = FEMA Public Assistance (infrastructure recovery). IA = Individual Assistance (homeowner/renter aid).
Flood Insurance (NFIP)
Source: FEMA NFIPTotal Claims
10
Total Claims Paid
$150,801
Avg Claim Payout
$15,080
County-level NFIP data from FEMA National Flood Insurance Program.
Hazard Mitigation
Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation AssistanceMitigation Projects
1
Federal Funding
$76,805
Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio
0.00
BCR
Top Mitigation Project Types
| Project Type | Projects | Federal $ |
|---|---|---|
| 91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE | 1 | $76,805 |
Federally funded projects to reduce future disaster risk. Only includes completed or obligated projects.
Home Garden has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are drought, heat wave, earthquake. The area has had 19 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (7 declarations). 10 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $61,395,344 in public assistance recovery funding. $1,361,015 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 1 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.