Natural Disasters in San Buenaventura (Ventura), 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)

Top Hazard Risks

Wildfire99.8Earthquake99.7Landslide98.0

Hazard	Risk Score
Wildfire	99.8
Earthquake	99.7
Landslide	98.0
Heat Wave	85.8
Drought	80.1
Lightning	70.2
Coastal Flood	60.8
Hail	52.0
Tsunami	44.6
Strong Wind	44.1
Tornado	42.4
Avalanche	33.9
Cold Wave	8.6
Winter Weather	1.4

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

Fire

Nov 2024

Most Common Type

Fire

27 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Nov 6, 2024	Fire	MOUNTAIN FIRE
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
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
Nov 1, 2019	Fire	MARIA FIRE
Oct 30, 2019	Fire	EASY FIRE
Oct 11, 2019	Fire	SADDLERIDGE FIRE
Nov 12, 2018	Fire	WILDFIRES
Nov 9, 2018	Fire	WILDFIRES
Nov 9, 2018	Fire	WOOLSEY FIRE
Nov 8, 2018	Fire	HILL FIRE
Jan 2, 2018	Fire	WILDFIRES, FLOODING, MUDFLOWS, AND DEBRIS FLOWS
Dec 8, 2017	Fire	WILDFIRES
Dec 5, 2017	Fire	THOMAS FIRE
May 2, 2013	Fire	SPRINGS FIRE
Sep 22, 2009	Fire	GUIBERSON FIRE
Oct 24, 2007	Fire	WILDFIRES, FLOODING, MUD FLOWS, AND DEBRIS FLOWS

Showing 20 of 52 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

2,752

Total IA Distributed

$5,974,751

Repair/Replace

$1,270,197

Rental Assistance

$1,788,586

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4498	1	N/A	—
DR-4407	35	N/A	—
DR-1731	3	N/A	—
DR-4482	391	$2,157,969	—
DR-4683	700	$1,567,711	$1,281
DR-1577	519	$1,316,871	$1,629
DR-4353	1,097	$932,147	$5,926
DR-1498	6	$54	—

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

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.

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$316,004,998

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

891

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4482	Biological	107	$215,892,745
DR-1577	Severe Storm(s)	378	$28,429,031
DR-4353	Wildfire	94	$22,394,817
DR-4683	Severe Storm(s)	100	$18,394,450
DR-4407	Wildfire	53	$14,639,727
DR-4699	Severe Storm(s)	10	$7,490,026
DR-1585	Severe Storm(s)	78	$6,393,808
DR-4769	Severe Storm(s)	16	$1,232,683
DR-1498	Fire	45	$950,297
DR-1731	Fire	10	$187,415

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

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.

San Buenaventura (Ventura) 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. $5,974,751 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 72 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.