Natural Disasters in Redway, CA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

96.8

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

95.4

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

74.7

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

56.4

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

Public Assistance

$42.0M

Individual Assistance

$159K

Most Common Type

Flood

12 declarations

Disaster	Type	Date	PA $	IA $
Severe Winter Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Severe Storm	Apr 2023	$1.5M	$159K
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Flood	Mar 2023	—	—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Flood	Jan 2023	$2.2M	—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides →	Flood	Jan 2023	—	—
Wildfires →	Wildfire	Aug 2020	$255K	—
Covid-19 Pandemic →	Biological	Mar 2020	$7.1M	—
Covid-19 →	Biological	Mar 2020	—	—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides →	Severe Storm	May 2019	$5.4M	—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides →	Flood	Apr 2017	$8.4M	—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides →	Severe Storm	Feb 2017	$10.3M	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides →	Severe Storm	Feb 2006	$6.7M	—
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation →	Hurricane	Sep 2005	—	—
Ca-wildfires-08/25/1999 →	Fire	Sep 1999	$87K	—
Severe Winter Storms and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Feb 1998	—	—
Severe Storms, Flooding, Mud and Landslides →	Severe Storm	Jan 1997	—	—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding Landslides, Mud Flow →	Severe Storm	Mar 1995	—	—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, Mud Flows →	Severe Storm	Jan 1995	—	—
The El Nino (the Salmon Industry) →	Fishing Losses	Sep 1994	—	—
Severe Winter Storm, Mud & Land Slides, & Flooding →	Flood	Feb 1993	—	—
Earthquake & Aftershocks →	Earthquake	May 1992	—	—

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

200

Total Claims Paid

$2,877,708

Avg Claim Payout

$14,389

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$16,080,892

Properties Protected

103

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.45

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
205.4: Non Structural Retrofitting/Rehabilitating Public Structures - Seismic	7	$558,447
205.6: Structural Retrofitting/Rehabilitating Public Structures - Seismic	4	$3,061,549
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$237,000
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts	2	$1,916,721
601.2: Generators - Regular	2	$688,056

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

Redway has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are landslide, earthquake, wildfire. The area has had 27 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (12 declarations). 200 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $42,024,246 in public assistance recovery funding. $159,358 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 39 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.