Natural Disasters in Tahoma, CA
Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data
Natural Hazard Risk
Source: FEMA National Risk IndexRisk Score
93.1
Relatively Moderate
Expected Annual Loss
94.6
Score (0-100)
Social Vulnerability
16.6
Score (0-100)
Community Resilience
83.6
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
27
Public Assistance
$43.8M
Most Common Type
Severe Storm
8 declarations
Public Assistance by Category
| Disaster | Type | Date | PA $ | IA $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe Winter Storms, Straight-line Wind… → | Severe Storm | Apr 2023 | $1.7M | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslid… → | Flood | Mar 2023 | — | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslid… → | Flood | Jan 2023 | $3.9M | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Muds… → | Flood | Jan 2023 | — | — |
| Mosquito Fire → | Fire | Sep 2022 | — | — |
| Wildfires → | Fire | Sep 2021 | $16.5M | — |
| Caldor Fire → | Fire | Sep 2021 | — | — |
| Caldor Fire → | Fire | Aug 2021 | — | — |
| Covid-19 Pandemic → | Biological | Mar 2020 | $1.7M | — |
| Covid-19 → | Biological | Mar 2020 | — | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslid… → | Severe Storm | May 2019 | — | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Muds… → | Flood | Apr 2017 | $6.8M | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Muds… → | Flood | Mar 2017 | $1.6M | — |
| Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Muds… → | Severe Storm | Feb 2017 | $6.7M | — |
| King Fire → | Fire | Sep 2014 | — | — |
| Angora Fire → | Fire | Jun 2007 | — | — |
| Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and… → | Severe Storm | Jun 2006 | $1.5M | — |
| Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and … → | Severe Storm | Feb 2006 | $3.4M | — |
| Hurricane Katrina Evacuation → | Hurricane | Sep 2005 | — | — |
| Ca-hollow Fire-07-14-2004 → | Fire | Jul 2004 | — | — |
Showing 20 of 28 disasters
PA = FEMA Public Assistance (infrastructure recovery). IA = Individual Assistance (homeowner/renter aid).
Flood Insurance (NFIP)
Source: FEMA NFIPTotal Claims
206
Total Claims Paid
$4,033,345
Avg Claim Payout
$19,579
County-level NFIP data from FEMA National Flood Insurance Program.
Hazard Mitigation
Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation AssistanceMitigation Projects
27
Federal Funding
$15,764,053
Properties Protected
77
Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio
6.05
BCR
Top Mitigation Project Types
| Project Type | Projects | Federal $ |
|---|---|---|
| 202.1: Elevation of Private Structures - Riverine | 5 | $2,882,999 |
| 91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan | 4 | $474,293 |
| 205.6: Structural Retrofitting/Rehabilitating Public Structures - Seismic | 4 | $1,649,439 |
| 200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine | 4 | $1,232,255 |
| 500.1: Flood Control - Floodwall | 3 | $8,746,656 |
Federally funded projects to reduce future disaster risk. Only includes completed or obligated projects.
Tahoma has a relatively moderate overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are wildfire, avalanche, earthquake. The area has had 27 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (8 declarations). 206 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $43,835,800 in public assistance recovery funding. 27 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.