Natural hazards · Foresthill
Foresthill, CA natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Foresthill comes from avalanches, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. 1 federal disaster brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsExpected damage
How exposed is Foresthill?
Very high
vs. U.S. communitiesFEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Foresthill to be higher than in 91% of U.S. communities, mostly from avalanches and wildfires.
Avalanches58%Wildfire33%Inland flooding6%Everything else3%
By hazard
What Foresthill faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Avalanches
58% of expected damage
Well above average · among the top 1% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 2 years in the area
Wildfire
33% of expected damage
Well above average · among the top 1% of U.S. places
Inland flooding
6% of expected damage
Below average · higher than 27% of U.S. places
Recorded about once a year in the area
Lower here
TornadoesHailWinter weatherHeat wavesEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightningVolcanic activity
Not a risk here
Coastal floodingHurricanesIce stormsCold wavesDroughtTsunamis
Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Flood insurance claims
Does Foresthill flood?
FEMA's records show no paid flood insurance claims in Foresthill.
of homes in flood zones
are insured
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No community discount. Foresthill isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Placer County.
Disasters that hit Foresthill
1 federal disaster brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Foresthill itself: aid to households, or repair grants to Foresthill.
Brought FEMA money into ForesthillDeclared for Placer County only
2021
Wildfires
5 households applied for aid
Placer County has had 24 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often fires and floods.