Natural Disasters in Piru, CA
Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data
Natural Hazard Risk
Source: FEMA National Risk IndexRisk 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: FEMATotal Declarations
52
Public Assistance
$316.0M
Individual Assistance
$716K
Most Common Type
Fire
27 declarations
Public Assistance by Category
| Disaster | Type | Date | PA $ | IA $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Fire → | Fire | Nov 2024 | — | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Floodin… → | Severe Storm | Apr 2024 | $1.2M | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Straight-line Wind… → | Severe Storm | Apr 2023 | $7.5M | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslid… → | Flood | Jan 2023 | $18.4M | $262K |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Muds… → | Flood | Jan 2023 | — | — |
| Covid-19 Pandemic → | Biological | Mar 2020 | $215.9M | $163K |
| Covid-19 → | Biological | Mar 2020 | — | — |
| Maria Fire → | Fire | Nov 2019 | — | — |
| Easy Fire → | Fire | Oct 2019 | — | — |
| Saddleridge Fire → | Fire | Oct 2019 | — | — |
| Wildfires → | Fire | Nov 2018 | $14.6M | — |
| Wildfires → | Fire | Nov 2018 | — | — |
| Woolsey Fire → | Fire | Nov 2018 | — | — |
| Hill Fire → | Fire | Nov 2018 | — | — |
| Wildfires, Flooding, Mudflows, and Debri… → | Fire | Jan 2018 | $22.4M | $3K |
| Wildfires → | Fire | Dec 2017 | — | — |
| Thomas Fire → | Fire | Dec 2017 | — | — |
| Springs Fire → | Fire | May 2013 | — | — |
| Guiberson Fire → | Fire | Sep 2009 | — | — |
| Wildfires, Flooding, Mud Flows, and Debr… → | Fire | Oct 2007 | $187K | — |
Showing 20 of 54 disasters
PA = FEMA Public Assistance (infrastructure recovery). IA = Individual Assistance (homeowner/renter aid).
Flood Insurance (NFIP)
Source: FEMA NFIPTotal 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 AssistanceMitigation Projects
72
Federal Funding
$35,705,768
Properties Protected
311
Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio
1.95
BCR
Top Mitigation Project Types
| Project Type | Projects | Federal $ |
|---|---|---|
| 205.4: Non Structural Retrofitting/Rehabilitating Public Structures - Seismic | 17 | $10,804,005 |
| 205.6: Structural Retrofitting/Rehabilitating Public Structures - Seismic | 12 | $6,134,817 |
| 91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan | 6 | $346,245 |
| 300.2: Vegetation Management - Wildfire | 4 | $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.
Piru 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. $716,430 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 72 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.