Magalia, CA natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Magalia comes from wildfires, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 1983. 4 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Magalia?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Magalia to be higher than in 83% of U.S. communities, mostly from wildfires and inland flooding.
What Magalia faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Wildfire
Inland flooding
Earthquakes
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Magalia flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Magalia, from FEMA’s records.
are insured
are insured
4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Magalia itself: aid to households, or repair grants to Magalia.
Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
Wildfires
Wildfires
Wildfires
Magalia and the towns around it
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FEMA’s expected losses across Magalia total about $2.2M a year, counting buildings, people and crops.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025); OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Census tracts: U.S. Census Bureau.