Natural Disasters in Wheatland, CA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

80.9

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

82.4

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

30.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

36.6

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Drought99.0Wildfire96.8Earthquake90.1

Hazard	Risk Score
Drought	99.0
Wildfire	96.8
Earthquake	90.1
Landslide	89.1
Volcanic Activity	56.0
Heat Wave	54.1
Lightning	40.0
Avalanche	22.7
Tornado	14.9
Winter Weather	9.5
Hail	7.4
Strong Wind	4.6

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

Flood

Mar 2023

Most Common Type

Fire

8 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Mar 10, 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 9, 2020	Fire	BEAR FIRE
Aug 22, 2020	Fire	WILDFIRES
Mar 22, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Oct 10, 2017	Fire	WILDFIRES
Oct 9, 2017	Fire	CASCADE FIRE
Apr 1, 2017	Flood	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES
Feb 14, 2017	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES
Feb 14, 2017	Dam/Levee Break	POTENTIAL FAILURE OF THE EMERGENCY SPILLWAY AT OROVILLE LAKE
Aug 15, 2009	Fire	YUBA FIRE
Feb 3, 2006	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUDSLIDES, AND LANDSLIDES
Sep 13, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Sep 1, 1999	Fire	CA-WILDFIRES-08/25/1999
Feb 9, 1998	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODING
Jan 4, 1997	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUD AND LANDSLIDES
Mar 12, 1995	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING LANDSLIDES, MUD FLOW
Jan 10, 1995	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, MUD FLOWS

Showing 20 of 28 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

122

Total IA Distributed

$96,740

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4610	63	N/A	—
DR-4344	38	N/A	—
DR-4558	1	N/A	—
DR-4482	20	$96,740	—

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

319

Total Claims Paid

$8,317,946

Avg Claim Payout

$26,075

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$58,165,794

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

183

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4482	Biological	26	$30,015,688
DR-4301	Severe Storm(s)	24	$11,883,645
DR-4308	Flood	30	$9,152,200
DR-1628	Severe Storm(s)	82	$5,270,617
DR-4344	Fire	12	$1,241,133
DR-4558	Wildfire	2	$447,291
DR-3140	Fire	4	$137,846
DR-4569	Wildfire	3	$17,374

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$8,465,687

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.42

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	2	$1,200,000
405.1: Other Minor Flood Control	1	$2,547,450
202.1: Elevation of Private Structures - Riverine	1	$187,500
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	1	$39,605
403.3: Stormwater Management - Flapgates/Floodgates	1	$75,000

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

Wheatland has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are drought, wildfire, earthquake. The area has had 28 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is fire (8 declarations). 319 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $58,165,794 in public assistance recovery funding. $96,740 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 8 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.