Natural Disasters in Phelan, CA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

99.8

Very High

Expected Annual Loss

99.8

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

33.2

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

20.1

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Landslide99.9Wildfire99.9Earthquake99.8
HazardRisk Score
Landslide99.9
Wildfire99.9
Earthquake99.8
Heat Wave98.4
Strong Wind97.0
Lightning95.2
Hail90.9
Tornado78.8
Avalanche78.5
Winter Weather48.4
Drought33.5
Volcanic Activity31.6
Cold Wave28.3

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

60

Most Recent

Fire

Sep 2024

Most Common Type

Fire

32 declarations

DateTypeDeclaration
Sep 11, 2024FireBRIDGE FIRE
Sep 7, 2024FireLINE FIRE
Apr 3, 2023Severe StormSEVERE WINTER STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Mar 10, 2023FloodSEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES
Jan 9, 2023FloodSEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES
Oct 26, 2020FireBLUE RIDGE FIRE
Oct 16, 2020FireWILDFIRES
Sep 6, 2020FireEL DORADO FIRE
Mar 22, 2020BiologicalCOVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020BiologicalCOVID-19
Oct 31, 2019FireHILLSIDE FIRE
Jul 8, 2019EarthquakeEARTHQUAKES
Aug 16, 2016FireBLUE CUT FIRE
Aug 8, 2016FirePILOT FIRE
Jul 17, 2015FireNORTH FIRE
Sep 2, 2011FireHILL FIRE
Jan 26, 2011FloodSEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND DEBRIS AND MUD FLOWS
Mar 8, 2010Severe StormSEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND DEBRIS AND MUD FLOWS
Oct 4, 2009FireSHEEP FIRE
Sep 1, 2009FirePENDLETON FIRE

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Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

349

Total IA Distributed

$480,516

Repair/Replace

$54,517

Rental Assistance

$25,671

DisasterRegistrationsTotal IA $Avg Damage
DR-45581N/A—
DR-173112N/A—
DR-47071N/A—
DR-448277$377,480—
DR-469973$69,753$1,139
DR-456948$14,547$5,672
DR-1498104$11,205—
DR-157733$7,532$368

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

864

Total Claims Paid

$9,619,846

Avg Claim Payout

$11,134

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$295,200,414

Disasters with PA

10

Total Projects

1,304

DisasterTypeProjectsFederal $
DR-4482Biological147$196,022,855
DR-1952Flood235$43,093,690
DR-1577Severe Storm(s)317$19,394,345
DR-1498Fire287$13,513,970
DR-1731Fire55$10,583,389
DR-4699Severe Storm(s)55$3,740,932
DR-1585Severe Storm(s)76$3,424,953
DR-4569Wildfire14$3,069,832
DR-1884Severe Storm(s)104$2,075,987
DR-3140Fire14$280,462

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

86

Federal Funding

$108,428,210

Properties Protected

679

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

4.71

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
401.1: Water and Sanitary Sewer System Protective Measures12$4,459,499
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan8$478,794
300.2: Vegetation Management - Wildfire7$3,726,609
205.6: Structural Retrofitting/Rehabilitating Public Structures - Seismic7$78,227,348
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts5$581,703

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

Phelan has a very high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are landslide, wildfire, earthquake. The area has had 60 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is fire (32 declarations). 864 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $295,200,414 in public assistance recovery funding. $480,516 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 86 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.