Natural Disasters in Willits, CA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

94.3

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

92.0

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

76.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

39.0

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

33

Public Assistance

$66.9M

Individual Assistance

$4.2M

Most Common Type

Flood

11 declarations

Public Assistance by Category

Total: $64.0M
DisasterTypeDatePA $IA $
Severe Winter Storms, Straight-line Wind… →Severe StormApr 2023—$982K
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslid… →FloodMar 2023——
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslid… →FloodJan 2023$1.9M$273K
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Muds… →FloodJan 2023——
Wildfires →FireOct 2020$84K$91K
Wildfires →FireAug 2020$98K—
Covid-19 Pandemic →BiologicalMar 2020$37.7M$61K
Covid-19 →BiologicalMar 2020——
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslid… →Severe StormMay 2019$2.8M—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslid… →Severe StormMay 2019——
Mendocino Fire Complex →FireJul 2018——
Wildfires →FireOct 2017$5.3M$2.7M
Redwood Valley Fire →FireOct 2017——
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Muds… →FloodMar 2017$3.8M—
Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Muds… →Severe StormFeb 2017$4.4M—
Wildfires →FireJun 2008$127K—
Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and … →Severe StormFeb 2006$10.7M$66K
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation →HurricaneSep 2005——
Severe Winter Storms and Flooding →Severe StormFeb 1998——
Severe Storms, Flooding, Mud and Landsli… →Severe StormJan 1997——

Showing 20 of 33 disasters

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

183

Total Claims Paid

$4,701,033

Avg Claim Payout

$25,689

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

17

Federal Funding

$3,570,944

Properties Protected

2

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.04

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
300.2: Vegetation Management - Wildfire2$0
91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE1$150,059
302.3: Landslide Stabilization - Post-wildfire non-structural treatments; 403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts; 403.2: Stormwater Management - Diversions1$0
900.1: Hazard Identification; 93.1: Tribal (Local) Multihazard Mitigation Plan1$32,600
800.1: Miscellaneous1$29,933

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

Willits 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 33 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (11 declarations). 183 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $66,918,154 in public assistance recovery funding. $4,187,400 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 17 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.