Natural Disasters in Stevenson Ranch, CA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

100.0

Very High

Expected Annual Loss

100.0

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

55.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

13.5

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Earthquake100.0Wildfire99.9Heat Wave99.3

Hazard	Risk Score
Earthquake	100.0
Wildfire	99.9
Heat Wave	99.3
Landslide	99.3
Tornado	97.7
Lightning	96.9
Hail	93.0
Avalanche	92.4
Coastal Flood	90.0
Strong Wind	75.2
Winter Weather	74.8
Tsunami	64.6
Drought	43.5
Cold Wave	5.8

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

Aug 2025

Most Common Type

Fire

61 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Aug 8, 2025	Fire	CANYON FIRE
Jan 8, 2025	Fire	WILDFIRES AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Jan 8, 2025	Fire	HURST FIRE
Jan 8, 2025	Fire	EATON FIRE
Jan 7, 2025	Fire	PALISADES FIRE
Dec 10, 2024	Fire	FRANKLIN FIRE
Sep 11, 2024	Fire	BRIDGE 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
Mar 10, 2023	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, 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
Oct 16, 2020	Fire	WILDFIRES
Sep 13, 2020	Fire	BOBCAT FIRE
Mar 22, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Oct 28, 2019	Fire	GETTY FIRE
Oct 24, 2019	Fire	TICK FIRE
Oct 11, 2019	Fire	SADDLERIDGE FIRE
Nov 12, 2018	Fire	WILDFIRES

Showing 20 of 88 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

9,092

Total Claims Paid

$72,172,684

Avg Claim Payout

$7,938

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

N/A

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

3,092

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4482	Biological	903	N/A
DR-1577	Severe Storm(s)	688	$73,952,617
DR-4407	Wildfire	124	$51,280,101
DR-4856	Wildfire	272	$27,389,294
DR-1585	Severe Storm(s)	271	$22,656,580
DR-1884	Severe Storm(s)	206	$21,906,579
DR-1810	Fire	95	$20,491,977
DR-4683	Severe Storm(s)	95	$14,298,185
DR-4769	Severe Storm(s)	82	$13,022,329
DR-4305	Flood	170	$11,707,623
DR-4569	Wildfire	24	$7,781,006
DR-1498	Fire	36	$5,934,733
DR-4750	Hurricane	10	$4,175,839
DR-4431	Winter Storm	8	$4,099,712
DR-4699	Severe Storm(s)	57	$3,458,326

Showing top 15 of 19 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

380

Federal Funding

$444,312,738

Properties Protected

1,908

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.87

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
205.6: Structural Retrofitting/Rehabilitating Public Structures - Seismic	115	$179,435,867
205.4: Non Structural Retrofitting/Rehabilitating Public Structures - Seismic	112	$221,346,997
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	37	$1,840,060
300.2: Vegetation Management - Wildfire	20	$1,828,346
91.3: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	19	$1,169,772

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

Stevenson Ranch has a very high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are earthquake, wildfire, heat wave. The area has had 88 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is fire (61 declarations). 9,092 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated N/A in public assistance recovery funding. 380 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.