Natural Disasters in Los Ranchos, CA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

95.9

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

96.2

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

32.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

93.9

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Drought99.6Landslide99.4Wildfire98.3

Hazard	Risk Score
Drought	99.6
Landslide	99.4
Wildfire	98.3
Earthquake	97.9
Heat Wave	78.7
Tsunami	63.1
Coastal Flood	50.0
Lightning	25.4
Hail	14.0
Tornado	6.1
Avalanche	5.4
Strong Wind	4.8
Winter Weather	2.6

Scores range from 0 (lowest risk) to 100 (highest risk) relative to all U.S. communities. Data from FEMA National Risk Index.

Disaster Declarations

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA

Total Declarations

Most Recent

Severe Storm

Apr 2024

Most Common Type

Flood

10 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Apr 13, 2024	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Apr 3, 2023	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Mar 10, 2023	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Jan 14, 2023	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Jan 9, 2023	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES
Mar 22, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Apr 1, 2017	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES
Mar 16, 2017	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES
Feb 14, 2017	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES
Aug 14, 2016	Fire	CHIMNEY FIRE
Jan 26, 2011	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND DEBRIS AND MUD FLOWS
Mar 13, 2007	Freezing	SEVERE FREEZE
Feb 3, 2006	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUDSLIDES, AND LANDSLIDES
Sep 13, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Jan 13, 2004	Earthquake	EARTHQUAKE
Feb 9, 1998	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODING
Jan 4, 1997	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUD AND LANDSLIDES
Mar 12, 1995	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING LANDSLIDES, MUD FLOW
Jan 10, 1995	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, MUD FLOWS

Showing 20 of 28 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

1,126

Total IA Distributed

$2,576,166

Repair/Replace

$1,665,599

Rental Assistance

$494,951

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4683	761	$1,600,568	$2,051
DR-4699	92	$361,070	$3,173
DR-1505	201	$327,327	$2,007
DR-4482	72	$287,201	—

Individual and household assistance for homeowners and renters affected by federally declared disasters.

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

613

Total Claims Paid

$8,616,060

Avg Claim Payout

$14,056

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$95,248,733

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

546

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1505	Earthquake	154	$44,375,020
DR-4683	Severe Storm(s)	151	$20,674,543
DR-4482	Biological	42	$13,323,448
DR-4699	Severe Storm(s)	36	$11,646,701
DR-4308	Flood	37	$1,396,499
DR-4301	Severe Storm(s)	30	$1,335,574
DR-1628	Severe Storm(s)	38	$907,526
DR-1952	Flood	35	$630,858
DR-4769	Severe Storm(s)	7	$518,971
DR-4305	Flood	16	$439,593

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$10,404,255

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

3.06

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	11	$328,632
205.4: Non Structural Retrofitting/Rehabilitating Public Structures - Seismic	3	$0
91.2: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - NEW	2	$204,482
500.1: Flood Control - Floodwall	1	$2,077,103
403.3: Stormwater Management - Flapgates/Floodgates	1	$2,395,019

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

Los Ranchos has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are drought, landslide, wildfire. The area has had 28 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (10 declarations). 613 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $95,248,733 in public assistance recovery funding. $2,576,166 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 27 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.