Natural Disasters in Lake California, CA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

88.9

Relatively Moderate

Expected Annual Loss

87.7

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

52.9

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

27.3

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

25

Public Assistance

$3.3M

Individual Assistance

$78K

Most Common Type

Flood

9 declarations

Public Assistance by Category

Total: $3.2M
DisasterTypeDatePA $IA $
Park Fire →FireJul 2024——
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslid… →FloodJan 2023$2.4M—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Muds… →FloodJan 2023——
Wildfires →FireAug 2021$67K—
Covid-19 Pandemic →BiologicalMar 2020$32K$53K
Covid-19 →BiologicalMar 2020——
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslid… →Severe StormMay 2019$484K—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Muds… →FloodApr 2017$264K—
Ponderosa Fire →FireAug 2012——
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation →HurricaneSep 2005——
Manton Fire →FireAug 2005——
Ca-wildfires-08/25/1999 →FireSep 1999$48K—
Severe Winter Storms and Flooding →Severe StormFeb 1998——
Severe Storms, Flooding, Mud and Landsli… →Severe StormJan 1997——
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding Landslide… →Severe StormMar 1995——
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslid… →Severe StormJan 1995——
Severe Winter Storm, Mud & Land Slides, … →FloodFeb 1993——
Severe Freeze →FreezingFeb 1991——
Severe Storms & Flooding →FloodFeb 1986——
Coastal Storms, Floods, Slides & Tornado… →Coastal StormFeb 1983——

Showing 20 of 30 disasters

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

428

Total Claims Paid

$5,588,697

Avg Claim Payout

$13,058

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

8

Federal Funding

$700,974

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.58

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
403.2: Stormwater Management - Diversions3$373,817
95.1: FMA or CRS Plan2$75,579
95.2: Planning Related Activities1$23,366
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan1$115,711
91.3: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE1$112,500

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

Lake California has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are drought, wildfire, landslide. The area has had 25 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (9 declarations). 428 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $3,278,112 in public assistance recovery funding. $78,012 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 8 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.