Natural Disasters in Iron Horse, CA
Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data
Natural Hazard Risk
Source: FEMA National Risk IndexRisk Score
86.4
Relatively Moderate
Expected Annual Loss
80.3
Score (0-100)
Social Vulnerability
91.4
Score (0-100)
Community Resilience
69.7
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
23
Public Assistance
$26.1M
Individual Assistance
$2K
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 | $422K | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslid… → | Flood | Mar 2023 | — | — |
| Wildfires → | Fire | Aug 2021 | $23.5M | $2K |
| Dixie Fire → | Fire | Jul 2021 | — | — |
| Bear Fire → | Fire | Sep 2020 | — | — |
| Wildfires → | Fire | Aug 2020 | $118K | — |
| Covid-19 Pandemic → | Biological | Mar 2020 | — | — |
| Covid-19 → | Biological | Mar 2020 | — | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Muds… → | Flood | Apr 2017 | $1.0M | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Muds… → | Severe Storm | Feb 2017 | $853K | — |
| Wildfires → | Fire | Jun 2008 | $7K | — |
| Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and … → | Severe Storm | Feb 2006 | $217K | — |
| Hurricane Katrina Evacuation → | Hurricane | Sep 2005 | — | — |
| Ca-wildfires-08/25/1999 → | Fire | Sep 1999 | $5K | — |
| 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 | — | — |
| Severe Winter Storm, Mud & Land Slides, … → | Flood | Feb 1993 | — | — |
| Severe Storms & Flooding → | Flood | Feb 1986 | — | — |
| Drought → | Drought | Jan 1977 | — | — |
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PA = FEMA Public Assistance (infrastructure recovery). IA = Individual Assistance (homeowner/renter aid).
Flood Insurance (NFIP)
Source: FEMA NFIPTotal Claims
57
Total Claims Paid
$1,132,329
Avg Claim Payout
$19,865
County-level NFIP data from FEMA National Flood Insurance Program.
Hazard Mitigation
Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation AssistanceMitigation Projects
2
Federal Funding
$73,972
Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio
21.30
BCR
Top Mitigation Project Types
| Project Type | Projects | Federal $ |
|---|---|---|
| 403.7: Low Impact Development (LID) / Green Infrastructure (GI) | 1 | $0 |
| 91.3: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE | 1 | $73,972 |
Federally funded projects to reduce future disaster risk. Only includes completed or obligated projects.
Iron Horse has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are wildfire, earthquake, volcanic activity. The area has had 23 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (7 declarations). 57 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $26,078,013 in public assistance recovery funding. $2,000 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 2 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.