Natural Disasters in Hood, CA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

98.1

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

98.2

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

37.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

57.0

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: FEMA

Total Declarations

Public Assistance

$490.0M

Individual Assistance

$2.7M

Most Common Type

Flood

9 declarations

Public Assistance by Category

Disaster	Type	Date	PA $	IA $
Severe Winter Storms, Straight-line Wind… →	Severe Storm	Apr 2023	$2.6M	—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslid… →	Flood	Mar 2023	—	—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslid… →	Flood	Jan 2023	$33.8M	$333K
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Muds… →	Flood	Jan 2023	—	—
Wildfires →	Wildfire	Sep 2021	$374K	—
Wildfires →	Wildfire	Oct 2020	$174K	—
Wildfires →	Wildfire	Aug 2020	$930K	$500
Covid-19 Pandemic →	Biological	Mar 2020	$428.8M	$2.4M
Covid-19 →	Biological	Mar 2020	—	—
Wildfires →	Fire	Oct 2017	$963K	—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Muds… →	Flood	Apr 2017	$4.1M	—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Muds… →	Flood	Mar 2017	$4.1M	—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Muds… →	Severe Storm	Feb 2017	$3.8M	—
Earthquake →	Earthquake	Sep 2014	$4K	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and … →	Severe Storm	Feb 2006	$10.2M	$17K
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation →	Hurricane	Sep 2005	$96K	—
Earthquake →	Earthquake	Jan 2004	$43K	—
Severe Winter Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Feb 1998	—	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, Mud and Landsli… →	Severe Storm	Jan 1997	—	—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding Landslide… →	Severe Storm	Mar 1995	—	—

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PA = FEMA Public Assistance (infrastructure recovery). IA = Individual Assistance (homeowner/renter aid).

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

3,858

Total Claims Paid

$38,396,006

Avg Claim Payout

$9,952

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$12,371,528

Properties Protected

115

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.98

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
202.1: Elevation of Private Structures - Riverine	10	$5,682,253
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	3	$330,598
103.1: Feasibility, Engineering and Design Studies	2	$108,485
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	2	$2,783,715
92.1: State Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$189,997

Federally funded projects to reduce future disaster risk. Only includes completed or obligated projects.

Hood has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are drought, earthquake, heat wave. The area has had 23 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (9 declarations). 3,858 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $489,983,513 in public assistance recovery funding. $2,722,912 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 34 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.