Natural Disasters in Meiners Oaks, CA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

99.4

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

99.5

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

29.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

33.6

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

52

Public Assistance

$316.0M

Individual Assistance

$4.3M

Most Common Type

Fire

27 declarations

Public Assistance by Category

DisasterTypeDatePA $IA $
Mountain Fire โ†’FireNov 2024โ€”โ€”
Severe Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Floodinโ€ฆ โ†’Severe StormApr 2024$1.2Mโ€”
Severe Winter Storms, Straight-line Windโ€ฆ โ†’Severe StormApr 2023$7.5Mโ€”
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslidโ€ฆ โ†’FloodJan 2023$18.4M$1.5M
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudsโ€ฆ โ†’FloodJan 2023โ€”โ€”
Covid-19 Pandemic โ†’BiologicalMar 2020$215.9M$25K
Covid-19 โ†’BiologicalMar 2020โ€”โ€”
Maria Fire โ†’FireNov 2019โ€”โ€”
Easy Fire โ†’FireOct 2019โ€”โ€”
Saddleridge Fire โ†’FireOct 2019โ€”โ€”
Wildfires โ†’FireNov 2018$14.6Mโ€”
Wildfires โ†’FireNov 2018โ€”โ€”
Woolsey Fire โ†’FireNov 2018โ€”โ€”
Hill Fire โ†’FireNov 2018โ€”โ€”
Wildfires, Flooding, Mudflows, and Debriโ€ฆ โ†’FireJan 2018$22.4M$1.2M
Wildfires โ†’FireDec 2017โ€”โ€”
Thomas Fire โ†’FireDec 2017โ€”โ€”
Springs Fire โ†’FireMay 2013โ€”โ€”
Guiberson Fire โ†’FireSep 2009โ€”โ€”
Wildfires, Flooding, Mud Flows, and Debrโ€ฆ โ†’FireOct 2007$187Kโ€”

Showing 20 of 52 disasters

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

1,331

Total Claims Paid

$15,944,116

Avg Claim Payout

$11,979

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

72

Federal Funding

$35,705,768

Properties Protected

311

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.95

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
205.4: Non Structural Retrofitting/Rehabilitating Public Structures - Seismic17$10,804,005
205.6: Structural Retrofitting/Rehabilitating Public Structures - Seismic12$6,134,817
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan6$346,245
300.2: Vegetation Management - Wildfire4$407,425
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)4$512,821

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

Meiners Oaks has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are wildfire, earthquake, landslide. The area has had 52 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is fire (27 declarations). 1,331 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $316,004,998 in public assistance recovery funding. $4,265,719 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 72 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.