Summary
Plan status as of 2026-09-30: Approved, expires 2027-11-30. Plan: San Bernardino County (FEMA plan 108635), approved 2022-12-01.
Since the plan was approved on 2022-12-01: 5 new hazard declarations (4 incidents) and 398 NOAA Storm Events records; details under "What changed since your last plan".
Highest expected annual loss (FEMA National Risk Index, modeled total; see B1-a): Inland Flooding ($959,579,794 a year), Earthquake ($921,834,870) and Wildfire ($145,737,649).
The tables that follow are organized by the items of FEMA's Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool, Element B (B1-a to B2-c); each heading says which item its tables support.
Plan clock
- Status:
- Approved, expires 2027-11-30
- Plan:
- San Bernardino County (FEMA plan 108635)
- Approved:
- 2022-12-01
- Days to expiry:
- 426
What changed since your last plan (approved 2022-12-01)
- New federal declarations:
- 5 new hazard declarations (4 incidents): EM-3591-CA (Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides), EM-3592-CA (Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides), DR-4699-CA (Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides), FM-5535-CA (Line Fire), FM-5537-CA (Bridge Fire)
- Storm Events records since approval:
- 398 records (data through 2026-06-30)
- Repetitive loss now:
- FMA RL 4, SRL 5 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 47
- Repeat-flood change:
- this release sets the baseline count.
Sources: 1, 2, 4, 6 (numbered list at the end)
Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county: 50 rows, in the section "Plan clock: Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county" on the following pages.
State plan status and tribal plans in this state: see the state page.
Plan clock
Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county
Source: 1
| Jurisdiction | Type | Status | Plan | Approved | Expires | Days to expirynegative = days since expiry | Update underway | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino County | County | Approved, expires 2027-11-30 | San Bernardino County (FEMA plan 108635) | 2022-12-01 | 2027-11-30 | 426 | ||
| Apple Valley town | Town | Expired on 2023-04-09 | Apple Valley, Town of (FEMA plan 104940) | 2018-04-10 | 2023-04-09 | -1,270 | ||
| Barstow city | City | Expired on 2024-08-25 | Barstow, City of (FEMA plan 105703) | 2019-08-26 | 2024-08-25 | -766 | ||
| Big Bear Lake city | City | Expired on 2026-06-22 | Big Bear Lake, City of (FEMA plan 106804) | 2021-06-23 | 2026-06-22 | -100 | this jurisdiction approved 2021-08-12 | |
| Chino city | City | Approved, expires 2030-09-17 | Chino, City of (FEMA plan 110979) | 2025-09-18 | 2030-09-17 | 1,448 | ||
| Chino Hills city | City | Approved, expires 2030-09-16 | Chino Hills, City of (FEMA plan 111028) | 2025-09-17 | 2030-09-16 | 1,447 | ||
| Colton city | City | Approved, expires 2031-04-05 | Colton, City of (FEMA plan 111417) | 2026-04-06 | 2031-04-05 | 1,648 | ||
| Fontana city | City | Expired on 2023-08-29 | Fontana, City of (FEMA plan 104603) | 2018-08-30 | 2023-08-29 | -1,128 | ||
| Grand Terrace city | City | Approved, expires 2031-02-24 | Grand Terrace, City of (FEMA plan 111465) | 2026-02-25 | 2031-02-24 | 1,608 | ||
| Hesperia city | City | Approved, expires 2030-05-06 | Hesperia, City of (FEMA plan 110681) | 2025-05-07 | 2030-05-06 | 1,314 | ||
| Highland city | City | Expired on 2020-01-29 | Highland, City of (FEMA plan 100512) | 2015-01-29 | 2020-01-29 | -2,436 | ||
| Loma Linda city | City | Approved, expires 2027-03-06 | Loma Linda, City of (FEMA plan 107859) | 2022-03-07 | 2027-03-06 | 157 | ||
| Montclair city | City | Expired on 2016-07-13 | Montclair, City of (FEMA plan 102642) | 2011-07-13 | 2016-07-13 | -3,731 | ||
| Needles city | City | Approved, expires 2030-11-11 | Needles, City of (FEMA plan 111151) | 2025-11-12 | 2030-11-11 | 1,503 | ||
| Ontario city | City | Approved, expires 2029-01-07 | Ontario, City of (FEMA plan 109245) | 2024-01-08 | 2029-01-07 | 830 | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga city | City | Approved, expires 2026-10-12 | Rancho Cucamonga, City of (FEMA plan 107558) | 2021-10-13 | 2026-10-12 | 12 | ||
| Redlands city | City | Approved, expires 2027-03-09 | Redlands, City of (FEMA plan 107636) | 2022-03-10 | 2027-03-09 | 160 | ||
| Rialto city | City | Approved, expires 2029-10-03 | Rialto, City of (FEMA plan 109904) | 2024-10-04 | 2029-10-03 | 1,099 | ||
| San Bernardino city | City | Approved, expires 2030-08-19 | San Bernardino, City of (FEMA plan 110070) | 2025-08-20 | 2030-08-19 | 1,419 | ||
| Twentynine Palms city | City | Approved, expires 2026-10-25 | Twentynine Palms, City of (FEMA plan 107620) | 2021-10-26 | 2026-10-25 | 25 | ||
| Upland city | City | No approved plan on record. Approvable pending adoption, not yet eligible | none | none | none | FEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoption | Not yet eligible: adopt the approved plan. | |
| Victorville city | City | Approved, expires 2027-03-01 | Victorville, City of (FEMA plan 107522) | 2022-03-02 | 2027-03-01 | 152 | ||
| Yucaipa city | City | Approved, expires 2028-03-23 | Yucaipa, City of (FEMA plan 108570) | 2023-03-24 | 2028-03-23 | 540 | ||
| Yucca Valley town | Town | Approved, expires 2030-06-18 | Yucca Valley, Town of (FEMA plan 110725) | 2025-06-19 | 2030-06-18 | 1,357 | ||
| Name not given in FEMA data (ID R09_205278) | School/School District | Expired on 2026-04-29 | San Bernardino City Unified School District (FEMA plan 106791) | 2021-04-30 | 2026-04-29 | -154 | ||
| Name not given in FEMA data (ID R09_205300) | School/School District | Expired on 2025-11-23 | Morongo Unified School District (FEMA plan 106852) | 2020-11-24 | 2025-11-23 | -311 | ||
| Big Bear City Community Services District | Community Services District | Expired on 2026-06-22 | Big Bear Lake, City of (FEMA plan 106804) | 2021-06-23 | 2026-06-22 | -100 | this jurisdiction approved 2021-06-24 | |
| Big Bear Fire Authority | Fire/EMS District | Expired on 2026-06-22 | Big Bear Lake, City of (FEMA plan 106804) | 2021-06-23 | 2026-06-22 | -100 | ||
| Big Bear Municipal Water District | Water/Sewer Authority | Expired on 2026-06-22 | Big Bear Lake, City of (FEMA plan 106804) | 2021-06-23 | 2026-06-22 | -100 | this jurisdiction approved 2021-10-13 | |
| Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency | Water/Sewer Authority | Expired on 2021-08-01 | Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency (FEMA plan 102394) | 2016-08-01 | 2021-08-01 | -1,886 | ||
| Crestline Village Water District | Water/Sewer Authority | Expired on 2023-08-22 | Crestline Village Water District (FEMA plan 104688) | 2018-08-23 | 2023-08-22 | -1,135 | ||
| Cucamonga Valley Water District | Water/Sewer Authority | Expired on 2024-09-12 | Cucamonga Valley Water District (FEMA plan 105843) | 2019-09-13 | 2024-09-12 | -748 | ||
| East Valley Water District | Water/Sewer Authority | Approved, expires 2031-05-21 | East Valley Water District (FEMA plan 111791) | 2026-05-22 | 2031-05-21 | 1,694 | ||
| Hi-Desert Water District | Water/Sewer Authority | Approved, expires 2028-04-17 | Hi-Desert Water District (FEMA plan 108867) | 2023-04-18 | 2028-04-17 | 565 | ||
| Inland Empire Utilities Agency | Water/Sewer Authority | Approved, expires 2029-01-21 | Inland Empire Utilities Agency (FEMA plan 109415) | 2024-01-22 | 2029-01-21 | 844 | ||
| Monte Vista Water District | Water/Sewer Authority | Approved, expires 2029-02-20 | Monte Vista Water District (FEMA plan 109428) | 2024-02-21 | 2029-02-20 | 874 | ||
| Morongo Valley Community Services District | Community Services District | Expired on 2019-03-06 | Morongo Valley Community Services District (FEMA plan 81318) | 2014-03-06 | 2019-03-06 | -2,765 | ||
| Omnitrans | Transit/Airport | Expired on 2024-11-25 | OmniTrans (FEMA plan 104936) | 2019-11-26 | 2024-11-25 | -674 | ||
| Running Springs Water District | Water/Sewer Authority | Expired on 2017-10-11 | Running Springs Water District (FEMA plan 102645) | 2012-10-11 | 2017-10-11 | -3,276 | ||
| San Bernardino Community College | College/University | Expired on 2017-11-26 | San Bernardino Community College District (FEMA plan 81416) | 2012-11-26 | 2017-11-26 | -3,230 | ||
| San Bernardino County Fire Protection District | Fire/EMS District | Approved, expires 2027-11-30 | San Bernardino County (FEMA plan 108635) | 2022-12-01 | 2027-11-30 | 426 | ||
| San Bernardino County Flood Control District | Flood Control District | Approved, expires 2027-11-30 | San Bernardino County (FEMA plan 108635) | 2022-12-01 | 2027-11-30 | 426 | ||
| San Bernardino County Special Districts Department | Special District | Approved, expires 2027-11-30 | San Bernardino County (FEMA plan 108635) | 2022-12-01 | 2027-11-30 | 426 | ||
| San Bernardino Municipal Water Department | Water/Sewer Authority | Approved, expires 2030-06-04 | San Bernardino Municipal Water Department (FEMA plan 110568) | 2025-06-05 | 2030-06-04 | 1,343 | this jurisdiction approved 2025-06-04 | |
| San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District | Water/Sewer Authority | Approved, expires 2031-02-23 | San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District (FEMA plan 111304) | 2026-02-24 | 2031-02-23 | 1,607 | ||
| Twentynine Palms Water District | Water/Sewer Authority | Approved, expires 2029-10-02 | Twentynine Palms Water District (FEMA plan 110145) | 2024-10-03 | 2029-10-02 | 1,098 | ||
| Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority | Special District | No approved plan on record. Approvable pending adoption, not yet eligible | none | none | none | FEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoption | Not yet eligible: adopt the approved plan. | |
| Victor Valley Water District | Water/Sewer Authority | Expired on 2010-04-08 | Victor Valley Water District (FEMA plan 102715) | 2005-04-08 | 2010-04-08 | -6,019 | ||
| West Valley Water District | Water/Sewer Authority | Expired on 2026-09-26 | West Valley Water District (FEMA plan 107602) | 2021-09-27 | 2026-09-26 | -4 | ||
| Yucaipa Valley Water District | Water/Sewer Authority | Expired on 2026-04-08 | Yucaipa Valley Water District (FEMA plan 106941) | 2021-04-09 | 2026-04-08 | -175 |
Supports FEMA checklist item B1-a: hazard identification
Hazards NRI does not cover (local data needed)
- dam failure (incl. upstream dams)
- levee failure
- flash flood as its own subtype
- ice jams
- debris flows
- erosion (riverine and coastal)
- land subsidence and sinkholes
- expansive soils
The 18 National Risk Index hazards, ranked by expected annual loss (EAL)
Sources: 5, 6
| Rank by EAL | Hazard | NRI risk rating | EAL rating | EAL buildingsmodeled dollars per year | EAL agriculturemodeled dollars per year | Cost of expected deaths and injuriesFEMA's dollar value per year, not property damage | EAL total (see note)modeled dollars per year | Storm Events records, 1996 to 2026-06-30count | Storm Events coverage note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inland Flooding | Very High | Very High | $941,164,211 | $532,517 | $17,883,066 | $959,579,794 | 999 | |
| 2 | Earthquake | Very High | Very High | $692,860,775 | n/a | $228,974,095 | $921,834,870 | Storm Events does not record earthquakes. | |
| 3 | Wildfire | Very High | Very High | $139,068,566 | $8,239 | $6,660,844 | $145,737,649 | 228 | |
| 4 | Landslide | Very High | Very High | $7,512,368 | n/a | $10,519,643 | $18,032,011 | 59 | |
| 5 | Heat Wave | Relatively High | Relatively High | $2,681 | $42,077 | $17,530,762 | $17,575,520 | 177 | |
| 6 | Strong Wind | Relatively High | Relatively High | $1,345,483 | $22,582 | $2,600,732 | $3,968,796 | 713 | Includes 469 High Wind and 86 Strong Wind records (NOAA non-thunderstorm wind types, outside NRI's Strong Wind definition). |
| 7 | Tornado | Relatively Moderate | Relatively Moderate | $2,022,432 | $1,243 | $1,786,029 | $3,809,703 | 16 | |
| 8 | Lightning | Relatively High | Relatively High | $86,105 | n/a | $1,908,214 | $1,994,319 | 63 | |
| 9 | Hail | Relatively Moderate | Relatively Moderate | $1,666,077 | $499 | $265,831 | $1,932,407 | 60 | |
| 10 | Cold Wave | Relatively Low | Relatively Low | $56,626 | $1,990 | $333,053 | $391,670 | 19 | Includes 13 Frost/Freeze records (outside NRI's Cold Wave definition; counted in this table and in B1-d, not in the B1-e descriptor). |
| 11 | Avalanche | Relatively Low | Relatively Low | $697 | n/a | $142,948 | $143,645 | 5 | |
| 12 | Winter Weather | Relatively Low | Relatively Low | $4,908 | under $1 | $57,578 | $62,486 | 187 | |
| 13 | Drought | Relatively Low | Relatively Low | n/a | $36,916 | n/a | $36,916 | 26 | |
| 14 | Volcanic Activity | Very Low | Very Low | under $1 | n/a | $2 | $3 | 0 | No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30). |
| 15 | Hurricane | No Rating | No Expected Annual Losses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 | |
| Coastal Flooding | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | 0 | Declared 2 times; no Storm Events record of this type. | |||||
| Ice Storm | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | 0 | Declared 1 time; no Storm Events record of this type. |
Total = buildings + agriculture + population equivalence; FEMA values each expected death (or 10 injuries) at $13.7 million (2024 dollars).
NRI risk rating combines expected annual loss with social vulnerability and community resilience; EAL rating rates expected annual loss alone. Both compare this county with all U.S. counties.
Local data needed: state and local volcanic activity records (Storm Events records this hazard only in part).
Not applicable to this county per NRI, with no federal declaration and no Storm Events record since 1996: tsunami. That is the evidence for leaving them out of the plan.
The state hazard mitigation plan also lists hazards for this county; FEMA asks the plan to explain any hazard it leaves out.
Supports FEMA checklist item B1-b: hazard location
Affects the whole county (national data give no location within it): Cold Wave, Drought, Hail, Heat Wave, Ice Storm, Lightning, Strong Wind and Winter Weather.
Inland Flooding: The FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) is the required location source for flooding. See the FEMA Flood Map Service Center (https://msc.fema.gov) for this county.
Hazards that vary within the county: highest-rated census tracts
Source: 5
| Hazard | Highest-rated census tractsNRI risk rating, score 0 to 100 |
|---|---|
| Avalanche | tract 251 (Relatively Low, 73.6); tract 104.36 (Relatively Low, 73.5); tract 103 (Relatively Low, 73.5) |
| Coastal Flooding | no tract has a National Risk Index rating for this hazard |
| Earthquake | tract 127 (Very High, 100.0); tract 73.03 (Very High, 100.0); tract 78 (Very High, 100.0) |
| Hurricane | no tract has a National Risk Index rating for this hazard |
| Landslide | tract 108.05 (Very High, 100.0); tract 92.02 (Very High, 100.0); tract 115 (Very High, 100.0) |
| Tornado | tract 127 (Relatively Moderate, 55.5); tract 78 (Relatively Low, 43.5); tract 21.12 (Relatively Low, 41.3) |
| Volcanic Activity | tract 107 (Very Low, 70.2); tract 89.01 (Very Low, 59.2); tract 251 (Very Low, 52.9) |
| Wildfire | tract 27.06 (Very High, 100.0); tract 87.11 (Very High, 100.0); tract 115 (Very High, 99.9) |
Up to 3 census tracts per hazard, highest National Risk Index rating first, then highest score; a tract number is the Census tract number (for example 251 is Census Tract 251). FEMA's Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool maps the National Risk Index for every tract: https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/practitioners/resilience-analysis-and-planning-tool
Supports FEMA checklist item B1-c: hazard extent
Extent: scale, observed range and worst recorded event per hazard
Sources: 6, 7
| Hazard | Scale | Recordscount and years | Observed range | Worst recorded event | Most damaging (when different) | How it applies to jurisdictions | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalanche | none (count and damage only) | 5 records, 2004 to 2023 (5 zone-level) | Avalanche, 2023-03-02, $20,000 property; $0 crops (2023 dollars); NWS zone CAZ055 | Countywide (zone-level records). | |||
| Coastal Flood, Storm Surge/Tide | none in data (flood depth: FIRM) | 0 | Flood depth: see the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map. | ||||
| Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | wind chill | 6 records, 2002 to 2022 (6 zone-level) | 2 days to 6 days (median 4 days); 3 with a recorded value | 6 consecutive days, 2002-01-28 to 2002-02-02, zone-level | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, 2002-01-29, $150,000 property; crops not reported (zone total, 2002 dollars) | Countywide (zone-level records). | |
| Frost/Freeze (outside NRI's Cold Wave definition) | crop damage | 13 records, 2004 to 2022 (13 zone-level) | Frost/Freeze, 2007-01-14, $28,320,000 crop damage (2007 dollars); NWS zone CAZ048 | Countywide (zone-level records). | |||
| Drought | U.S. Drought Monitor scale (D0 to D4) | 26 records, 2007 to 2009 (26 zone-level) | 167 days to 365 days (median 243 days); 3 with a recorded value | 365 days (12 months), 2009-01-01 to 2009-12-31, a run of 12 consecutive Storm Events drought records, zone-level | Drought, 2007-07-01, property not reported; $2,000 crops (zone total, 2007 dollars) | Countywide (zone-level records). | Storm Events enters a drought at D2 or worse east of the Rockies and D3 or worse from the Rockies west (NWS Instruction 10-1605); NRI drought counts D3 and D4 only. |
| Earthquake | Modified Mercalli (local data) | 0 | Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source. | ||||
| Hail | hail size (inches) | 67 records, 1966 to 2025 | 0.25 in to 2 in (median 0.88 in); 65 with a recorded value | 2 in hail, 1999-09-12 | Hail, 2020-08-22, $250,000 property; $0 crops (2020 dollars) | Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Barstow city (3 records), Needles city (3 records), Big Bear Lake city (1 record), Highland city (1 record), Victorville city (1 record). | |
| Excessive Heat, Heat | heat index (in event narratives) | 177 records, 1997 to 2025 (177 zone-level) | 1 day to 13 days (median 3 days); 86 with a recorded value | 13 consecutive days, 2023-07-11 to 2023-07-23, zone-level | Excessive Heat, 2019-08-04, $500,000 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2019 dollars) | Countywide (zone-level records). | Heat records from November to March (unseasonable warmth, not a heat wave) are counted but not used for the longest run. |
| Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical Depression | Saffir-Simpson | 1 record, 2023 (1 zone-level) | Strongest recorded: Tropical Storm record, 2023-08-20 to 2023-08-21, $0 property; $0 crops (2023 dollars); NWS zone CAZ048 | Countywide (zone-level records). | Storm Events files every zone of a storm's episode under the storm's type; flooding from the storm is filed as Flood or Flash Flood records. | ||
| Ice Storm | Sperry-Piltz ice scale (local data) | 0 | |||||
| Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flood | damage and flood days (flood depth: FIRM) | 999 records, 1996 to 2026 (3 zone-level) | Flood, 2010-12-19, $97,000,000 property; $0 crops (2010 dollars) | Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Needles city (30 records), Barstow city (26 records), San Bernardino city (13 records), Victorville city (11 records), Chino city (10 records), Hesperia city (10 records), Yucaipa city (9 records), Big Bear Lake city (6 records), Fontana city (6 records), Colton city (5 records); and 9 more jurisdictions (see the Excel file). Zone-level records (3) apply countywide. | Flood depth: see the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map. Storm Events damage is often $0 or blank for floods, major ones included; FEMA Public Assistance by declaration (B1-d) shows which floods cost the most. | ||
| Debris Flow | none (count and damage only) | 59 records, 2003 to 2025 (9 zone-level) | Debris Flow, 2010-12-20, $15,000,000 property; $0 crops (2010 dollars); NWS zone CAZ055 | Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Yucaipa city (3 records), Big Bear Lake city (2 records), Colton city (1 record), Fontana city (1 record), Hesperia city (1 record). Zone-level records (9) apply countywide. | |||
| Lightning | annualized frequency (the measure FEMA's Local Mitigation Planning Handbook names) | 63 records, 1996 to 2024 | Lightning, 2009-06-03, $1,000 property; $0 crops (2009 dollars), 1 direct death | Lightning, 2001-07-06, $840,000 property; crops not reported (2001 dollars) | Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Fontana city (3 records), Hesperia city (3 records), Barstow city (2 records), Big Bear Lake city (2 records), Colton city (1 record), Highland city (1 record), Montclair city (1 record), Needles city (1 record), Ontario city (1 record), Rialto city (1 record); and 4 more jurisdictions (see the Excel file). | Storm Events lists lightning with damage or casualties. | |
| High Wind and Strong Wind (outside NRI's Strong Wind definition) | wind speed (kt and mph) | 555 records, 1996 to 2026 (553 zone-level) | 22 kt (25 mph) to 110 kt (127 mph) (median 56 kt (64 mph)); 552 with a recorded value | 110 kt (127 mph) measured gust, High Wind, 2011-03-20; NWS zone CAZ055 | High Wind, 2007-10-21, $35,000,000 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2007 dollars) | Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Rialto city (2 records). Zone-level records (553) apply countywide. | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | wind speed (kt and mph) | 197 records, 1957 to 2026 | 39 kt (45 mph) to 90 kt (104 mph) (median 52 kt (60 mph)); 172 with a recorded value | 90 kt (104 mph), measurement type not recorded, Thunderstorm Wind, 1997-09-01 | Thunderstorm Wind, 2015-09-14, $1,200,000 property; $0 crops (2015 dollars) | Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Needles city (17 records), Barstow city (11 records), Big Bear Lake city (4 records), Hesperia city (3 records), San Bernardino city (2 records), Victorville city (2 records), Yucaipa city (2 records), Rancho Cucamonga city (1 record). | |
| Tornado | Enhanced Fujita (Fujita before Feb 2007) | 33 records, 1954 to 2019 | F/EF0 to F/EF2 (median F/EF0); 26 with a recorded value | F2 tornado, 1982-09-07, 0.5 mi path length (whole path, pre-1996), 20 yd wide, $25,000 property; crops not recorded (1982 dollars), 2 direct injuries | Tornado, 1983-08-01, $250,000 property; crops not recorded (1983 dollars) | Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Fontana city (1 record), Hesperia city (1 record), Needles city (1 record). | Before 1996 a tornado is listed once, under the county where it began, with its whole path's rating and length; from 1996 on, each county lists its own segment. Length is not used to rank tornadoes (see Methods). |
| Volcanic Ash, Volcanic Ashfall | Volcanic Explosivity Index (local data) | 0 | |||||
| Wildfire | acres burned (local data) | 228 records, 1997 to 2025 (138 zone-level) | Wildfire, 2003-10-25, $696,400,000 property; crops not reported (2003 dollars), 4 direct deaths, 5 direct injuries | Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: San Bernardino city (9 records), Hesperia city (6 records), Fontana city (5 records), Chino city (4 records), Colton city (4 records), Rialto city (4 records), Yucaipa city (4 records), Big Bear Lake city (2 records), Upland city (2 records), Victorville city (2 records); and 4 more jurisdictions (see the Excel file). Zone-level records (138) apply countywide. | |||
| Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleet | none in data (snowfall: local data) | 187 records, 1996 to 2026 (187 zone-level) | Heavy Snow, 2019-11-27, $0 property; $2,000,000 crops (2019 dollars); NWS zone CAZ055 | Countywide (zone-level records). |
Where a hazard names more than 10 jurisdictions, the table lists the 10 with the most records; every one is in the Excel file, sheet "B1-c Extent".
In event narratives only (local data needed): wind chill, temperature, heat index, ice thickness, acres burned and snow depth; any physical measure of avalanche, debris flow, lightning and volcanic ash, volcanic ashfall.
Storm Events records are more complete after 1996; before 1996 only Tornado (from 1950), Hail and Thunderstorm Wind (from 1955) exist. Zone-level records from zones that no NWS zone-county file places in this county (mostly before 2020) are not counted here (the Methods page explains the zone matching).
Dollars are nominal (as reported), labeled with the year; not adjusted for inflation.
Supports FEMA checklist item B1-d: previous occurrences
Federal declarations for this county: 61 declarations covering 51 separate hazard incidents counted in this packet (declarations for the same incident count once; non-natural and evacuation-only declarations are not counted).
Federal disaster declarations for this county
Sources: 1, 2, 3
| Declared | Incident began | FEMA number | Type | Title | Mapped hazard | County Public Assistancefederal share obligated, nominal dollars | Flags | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-11 | 2024-09-10 | FM-5537-CA | Fire management | Bridge Fire | Wildfire | no Public Assistance recorded | new since last plan; within last 5 years | |
| 2024-09-07 | 2024-09-07 | FM-5535-CA | Fire management | Line Fire | Wildfire | no Public Assistance recorded | new since last plan; within last 5 years | |
| 2023-04-03 | 2023-02-21 | DR-4699-CA | Major disaster | Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | Ice Storm; Inland Flooding; Landslide; Strong Wind; Winter Weather | $3,740,932.18 | new since last plan; within last 5 years | |
| 2023-03-10 | 2023-03-09 | EM-3592-CA | Emergency | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides | Inland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslide, Winter Weather | no Public Assistance recorded | new since last plan; within last 5 years | same incident as DR-4699 |
| 2023-01-09 | 2023-01-08 | EM-3591-CA | Emergency | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides | Inland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslide, Winter Weather | no Public Assistance recorded | new since last plan; within last 5 years | |
| 2020-10-26 | 2020-10-26 | FM-5381-CA | Fire management | Blue Ridge Fire | Wildfire | no Public Assistance recorded | same incident as DR-4569 | |
| 2020-10-16 | 2020-09-04 | DR-4569-CA | Major disaster | Wildfires | Wildfire | $2,943,807.24 | ||
| 2020-09-06 | 2020-09-05 | FM-5350-CA | Fire management | El Dorado Fire | Wildfire | no Public Assistance recorded | same incident as DR-4569 | |
| 2020-08-02 | 2020-08-02 | FM-5325-CA | Fire management | Apple Fire | Wildfire | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 2020-03-22 | 2020-01-20 | DR-4482-CA | Major disaster | COVID-19 Pandemic | Non-natural, not counted | $195,752,924.82 | ||
| 2020-03-13 | 2020-01-20 | EM-3428-CA | Emergency | COVID-19 | Non-natural, not counted | no Public Assistance recorded | same incident as DR-4482 | |
| 2019-10-31 | 2019-10-31 | FM-5301-CA | Fire management | Hillside Fire | Wildfire | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 2019-07-08 | 2019-07-04 | EM-3415-CA | Emergency | Earthquakes | Earthquake | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 2016-08-16 | 2016-08-16 | FM-5147-CA | Fire management | Blue Cut Fire | Wildfire | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 2016-08-08 | 2016-08-07 | FM-5144-CA | Fire management | Pilot Fire | Wildfire | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 2015-07-17 | 2015-07-17 | FM-5089-CA | Fire management | North Fire | Wildfire | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 2011-09-02 | 2011-09-02 | FM-2955-CA | Fire management | Hill Fire | Wildfire | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 2011-01-26 | 2010-12-17 | DR-1952-CA | Major disaster | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Debris and Mud Flows | Inland Flooding (primary); also designated: Winter Weather | $43,093,689.56 | ||
| 2010-03-08 | 2010-01-17 | DR-1884-CA | Major disaster | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Debris and Mud Flows | Inland Flooding; Winter Weather | $2,075,986.82 | ||
| 2009-10-04 | 2009-10-03 | FM-2841-CA | Fire management | Sheep Fire | Wildfire | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 2009-09-01 | 2009-08-31 | FM-2836-CA | Fire management | Pendleton Fire | Wildfire | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 2009-08-31 | 2009-08-30 | FM-2833-CA | Fire management | Oak Glen Fire | Wildfire | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 2008-11-15 | 2008-11-15 | FM-2792-CA | Fire management | Freeway Fire Complex | Wildfire | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 2007-10-24 | 2007-10-21 | DR-1731-CA | Major disaster | Wildfires, Flooding, Mud Flows, and Debris Flows | Wildfire | $10,410,628.07 | ||
| 2007-10-23 | 2007-10-21 | EM-3279-CA | Emergency | Wildfires | Wildfire | no Public Assistance recorded | same incident as DR-1731 | |
| 2007-10-22 | 2007-10-22 | FM-2738-CA | Fire management | Grass Valley Fire | Wildfire | no Public Assistance recorded | same incident as DR-1731 | |
| 2007-09-15 | 2007-09-14 | FM-2728-CA | Fire management | Butler 2 Fire | Wildfire | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 2007-03-13 | 2007-01-11 | DR-1689-CA | Major disaster | Severe Freeze | Cold Wave | PA not declared for this county | ||
| 2006-07-12 | 2006-07-11 | FM-2653-CA | Fire management | Sawtooth Fire Complex | Wildfire | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 2005-09-13 | 2005-08-29 | EM-3248-CA | Emergency | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Hurricane: evacuation support, not a local hazard event; not counted | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 2005-04-14 | 2005-02-16 | DR-1585-CA | Major disaster | Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mud and Debris Flows | Inland Flooding; Landslide | $3,325,696.02 | ||
| 2005-02-04 | 2004-12-27 | DR-1577-CA | Major disaster | Severe Storms, Flooding, Debris Flows, and Mudslides | Inland Flooding; Landslide | $19,524,947.54 | ||
| 2003-10-27 | 2003-10-21 | DR-1498-CA | Major disaster | Wildfires, Flooding, Mudflow and Debris Flow Directly Related T | Wildfire | $13,505,727.13 | ||
| 2003-10-25 | 2003-10-25 | FM-2503-CA | Fire management | Old Fire | Wildfire | no Public Assistance recorded | same incident as DR-1498 | |
| 2003-10-23 | 2003-10-21 | FM-2501-CA | Fire management | Ca-Grand Prix Fire-10-23-2003 | Wildfire | no Public Assistance recorded | same incident as DR-1498 | |
| 2003-09-06 | 2003-09-05 | FM-2497-CA | Fire management | Ca-Bridge Fire-09-05-2003 | Wildfire | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 2003-08-19 | 2003-08-18 | FM-2491-CA | Fire management | Ca-Locust Wildfire-08-19-2003 | Wildfire | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 2002-09-24 | 2002-09-22 | FM-2464-CA | Fire management | Williams Fire | Wildfire | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 2002-06-27 | 2002-06-26 | FM-2433-CA | Fire management | Louisiana Fire | Wildfire | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 2002-06-17 | 2002-06-16 | FM-2425-CA | Fire management | Bluecut Fire | Wildfire | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1999-09-01 | 1999-08-24 | EM-3140-CA | Emergency | Ca-Wildfires-08/25/1999 | Wildfire | $266,680.97 | ||
| 1998-02-09 | 1998-02-02 | DR-1203-CA | Major disaster | Severe Winter Storms and Flooding | Inland Flooding; Winter Weather | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1995-03-12 | 1995-02-13 | DR-1046-CA | Major disaster | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding Landslides, Mud Flow | Inland Flooding; Landslide; Winter Weather | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1995-01-10 | 1995-01-03 | DR-1044-CA | Major disaster | Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, Mud Flows | Inland Flooding; Landslide; Winter Weather | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1993-10-28 | 1993-10-26 | DR-1005-CA | Major disaster | Fires, Mud/Landslides, Flooding, Soil Erosion | Wildfire (primary); also designated: Inland Flooding, Landslide | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1993-02-03 | 1993-01-05 | DR-979-CA | Major disaster | Severe Winter Storm, Mud & Land Slides, & Flooding | Inland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslide, Winter Weather | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1992-07-02 | 1992-06-28 | DR-947-CA | Major disaster | Earthquake & Aftershocks | Earthquake | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1992-02-25 | 1992-02-10 | DR-935-CA | Major disaster | Rain/Snow/Wind Storms, Flooding, Mudslides | Inland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslide, Strong Wind, Winter Weather | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1991-02-11 | 1990-12-19 | DR-894-CA | Major disaster | Severe Freeze | Cold Wave | PA not declared for this county | ||
| 1990-06-30 | 1990-06-26 | DR-872-CA | Major disaster | Fires | Wildfire | PA not declared for this county | ||
| 1983-09-22 | 1983-08-15 | DR-690-CA | Major disaster | Flash Flooding | Inland Flooding | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1983-07-01 | 1983-06-16 | DR-687-CA | Major disaster | Flooding | Inland Flooding | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1983-02-09 | 1983-01-21 | DR-677-CA | Major disaster | Coastal Storms, Floods, Slides & Tornadoes | Coastal Flooding; Inland Flooding; Landslide; Tornado | PA not declared for this county | ||
| 1980-11-27 | 1980-11-27 | DR-635-CA | Major disaster | Brush & Timber Fires | Wildfire | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1980-02-21 | 1980-01-08 | DR-615-CA | Major disaster | Severe Storms, Mudslides & Flooding | Inland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslide | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1978-02-15 | 1978-02-15 | DR-547-CA | Major disaster | Coastal Storms, Mudslides & Flooding | Coastal Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslide | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1976-09-21 | 1976-09-21 | DR-521-CA | Major disaster | Flooding, Tropical Storm Kathleen | Inland Flooding (primary); also designated: Hurricane | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1970-09-29 | 1970-09-29 | DR-295-CA | Major disaster | Forest & Brush Fires | Wildfire | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1969-01-26 | 1969-01-26 | DR-253-CA | Major disaster | Severe Storms & Flooding | Inland Flooding | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1967-01-02 | 1967-01-02 | DR-223-CA | Major disaster | Severe Storms & Flooding | Inland Flooding | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1965-12-07 | 1965-12-07 | DR-211-CA | Major disaster | Heavy Rains & Flooding | Inland Flooding | no Public Assistance recorded |
School districts and special districts in this county: $11,744,861.53 (included in the county total above). Public Assistance matched by applicant name to the school districts and special districts FEMA lists as plan participants in this county. They have no row of their own in the jurisdiction table, so their total is listed here. These dollars are already included in the county PA column of the declarations table (the FEMA record places each applicant in this county), so this line is not added to it.
County Public Assistance: applicants the FEMA record places in this county, including any state agencies FEMA files there; statewide rows are listed on the state page; federal share obligated, nominal dollars.
Statewide declarations
Source: 2
| Declared | Incident began | FEMA number | Type | Title | Mapped hazard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-04-01 | 1964-04-01 | DR-169-CA | Major disaster | Seismic Sea Wave | Tsunami |
| 1963-12-21 | 1963-12-21 | DR-161-CA | Major disaster | Flood Due to Broken Dam | Other, not an NRI hazard; not counted |
| 1963-02-25 | 1963-02-25 | DR-145-CA | Major disaster | Severe Storms, Heavy Rains & Flooding | Inland Flooding |
| 1962-10-24 | 1962-10-24 | DR-138-CA | Major disaster | Severe Storms & Flooding | Inland Flooding |
| 1962-03-06 | 1962-03-06 | DR-122-CA | Major disaster | Floods | Inland Flooding |
| 1961-11-16 | 1961-11-16 | DR-119-CA | Major disaster | Fire (Los Angeles County) | Wildfire |
| 1958-04-04 | 1958-04-04 | DR-82-CA | Major disaster | Heavy Rainstorms & Flood | Inland Flooding |
| 1956-12-29 | 1956-12-29 | DR-65-CA | Major disaster | Forest Fire | Wildfire |
| 1955-12-23 | 1955-12-23 | DR-47-CA | Major disaster | Flood | Inland Flooding |
| 1954-02-05 | 1954-02-05 | DR-15-CA | Major disaster | Flood & Erosion | Inland Flooding |
FEMA recorded these with designated area Statewide and no county, so they are listed on every county page in the state and not counted with county rows. Local data needed: whether each one affected this county.
5 Fire Management declarations (1977-08-07 to 1988-09-13) FEMA filed as Statewide with no county; each names one local fire. Listed on the state page.
Previous occurrences by hazard, with explicit no-event rows
Sources: 2, 6, 7
| Hazard | Storm Events records, all years on file(years in the Period column) | Since plan approvalrecords | In the 12 months before plan approvalrecords | Last 5 yearsrecords | Declared incidents, all yearsseparate disasters | Declared since approvalseparate disasters | Period | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalanche | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | |
| Coastal Flooding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | No Storm Events records of this type; 2 federal declared incidents (see declarations table) |
| Cold Wave | 19 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | Includes 13 Frost/Freeze records. |
| Drought | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | |
| Earthquake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source. | |
| Hail | 67 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1955 to 2026-06-30 | |
| Heat Wave | 177 | 44 | 15 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | |
| Hurricane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | |
| Ice Storm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | No Storm Events records of this type; 1 federal declared incident (see declarations table) |
| Inland Flooding | 999 | 183 | 92 | 276 | 20 | 2 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | |
| Landslide | 59 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | |
| Lightning | 63 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | |
| Strong Wind | 752 | 96 | 52 | 157 | 2 | 1 | 1955 to 2026-06-30 | Includes 469 High Wind and 86 Strong Wind records. |
| Tornado | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1950 to 2026-06-30 | |
| Volcanic Activity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events |
| Wildfire | 228 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 27 | 2 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | |
| Winter Weather | 187 | 35 | 11 | 48 | 9 | 2 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 |
Notable Storm Events records
Sources: 1, 6, 7
| Date | Event type | Magnitude or extent | Damagenominal dollars | Deaths, injuriesdirect only | Location | Flags | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-11 | Excessive Heat | $0 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2023 dollars) | 0, 0 | NWS zone CAZ527 (SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY), zone-level | new since last plan; within last 5 years | B1-c worst recorded: Excessive Heat, Heat | |
| 2011-03-20 | High Wind | 110 kt (127 mph) measured gust | $0 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2011 dollars) | 0, 0 | NWS zone CAZ055 (SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS), zone-level | B1-c worst recorded: High Wind and Strong Wind | |
| 2010-12-20 | Debris Flow | $15,000,000 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2010 dollars) | 0, 0 | NWS zone CAZ055 (SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS), zone-level | B1-c worst recorded: Debris Flow | ||
| 2010-12-19 | Flood | $97,000,000 property; $0 crops (2010 dollars) | 0, 0 | MT BALDY to LOS SERRANOS | B1-c worst recorded: Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flood | ||
| 2009-06-03 | Lightning | $1,000 property; $0 crops (2009 dollars) | 1, 0 | FONTANA | B1-c worst recorded: Lightning | ||
| 2007-09-01 | Excessive Heat | $0 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2007 dollars) | 4, 2 | NWS zone CAZ048 (SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS - THE INLAND EMPIRE), zone-level | deaths or injuries recorded | ||
| 2003-12-25 | Debris Flow | $5,000,000 property; crops not reported (zone total, 2003 dollars) | 14, 10 | NWS zone CAZ055 (SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS), zone-level | deaths or injuries recorded | ||
| 2003-10-25 | Wildfire | $696,400,000 property; crops not reported (2003 dollars) | 4, 5 | SAN BERNARDINO | deaths or injuries recorded | ||
| 2002-01-28 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | damage not reported | 0, 0 | NWS zone CAZ060 (APPLE AND YUCCA VALLEYS), zone-level | B1-c worst recorded: Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | ||
| 1999-09-12 | Hail | 2 in | $40,000 property; crops not reported (1999 dollars) | 0, 0 | BAKER | B1-c worst recorded: Hail | |
| 1997-09-01 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 kt (104 mph), measurement type not recorded | damage not reported | 0, 0 | TWENTY NINE PALMS | B1-c worst recorded: Thunderstorm Wind | |
| 1982-09-07 | Tornado | F2, 0.5 mi path length (whole path, pre-1996), 20 yd wide | $25,000 property; crops not recorded (1982 dollars) | 0, 2 | location not recorded | B1-c worst recorded: Tornado |
The full list is in the Excel file, sheet "B1-d Storm Events history" (2,616 rows).
Location is the place NOAA recorded, as written in its data; it need not be a jurisdiction in this plan.
Local data needed: state-declared emergencies, from your state emergency management agency (federal data do not include them).
Tribal and special-area declarations in this state are listed on the state page.
Supports FEMA checklist item B1-e: probability of future events
Probability: FEMA annualized frequency and descriptor per hazard
Sources: 5, 6
| Hazard | FEMA annualized frequency (modeled)unit per row | Unit | In plain terms | Descriptor | Descriptor basis | NRI events or days in its record period (hail, wind and tornado are area-weighted, so can be fractional) | NRI period | Location | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalanche | 0.0667 | events per year | about 1 in 15 years | Possible | FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) | 2 | 1994 to 2023 (30 years) | see B1-f | |
| Coastal Flooding | events per year at a location (modeled) | not shown | modeled | see B1-f | Not Applicable in NRI for this county; no descriptor. | ||||
| Cold Wave | 0.0127 | event-days per year | about 0.0127 days per year | Possible | Storm Events event-days in 2 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (6.67%) | 0.242 | 2005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years) | countywide | |
| Drought | 78.4 | event-days per year | about 78.4 days per year | Likely | Storm Events event-days in 3 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (10%) | 4,242 | 2000 to 2025 (25.25 years; D3 and D4 only) | countywide | |
| Earthquake | 0.112 | annual probability at a location | chance a given location in the county has at least minor-damage shaking in a year: 11.2% | not shown | modeled | see B1-f | No descriptor (Storm Events does not record earthquakes). | ||
| Hail | 0.0732 | events per year | about 1 in 14 years | Possible | FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) | 2.8 (modeled) | 1986 to 2023 (38 years) | countywide | |
| Heat Wave | 11.6 | event-days per year | about 11.6 days per year | Likely | Storm Events event-days in 18 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (60%) | 78.4 | 2005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years) | countywide | |
| Hurricane | 0.00131 | events per year | about 1 in 765 years | Unlikely | FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) | 3 | 1851 to 2024 (Atlantic); 1949 to 2024 (Pacific) | see B1-f | NRI counts hurricane and tropical storm tracks passing within storm-force wind range; federal declarations are in B1-d. |
| Ice Storm | event-days per year | 1946-12-31 to 2014-02-12 (67 years) | countywide | Not Applicable in NRI for this county; no descriptor. | |||||
| Inland Flooding | 13 | event-days per year | about 13 days per year | Highly likely | Storm Events event-days in 30 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (100%) | 363 | 1996 to 2023 (28 years) | see B1-f | |
| Landslide | 27.5 | events per year (modeled) | about 27.5 per year | Highly likely | FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) | not shown | modeled | see B1-f | |
| Lightning | 16.8 | days per year with a strike | about 16.8 days per year | Highly likely | FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) | not shown | 1995 to 2023 (29 years; CONUS) | countywide | |
| Strong Wind | 0.181 | events per year | about 1 in 6 years | Likely | FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) | 7 | 1986 to 2023 (38 years) | countywide | |
| Tornado | 0.758 | events per year | about 0.76 per year | Likely | FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) | not shown | 1950 to 2023 (EF2+); 1986 to 2023 (EF0-1) | see B1-f | |
| Volcanic Activity | 0.0003 | annual probability | about 1 in 3,333 years | Unlikely | FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) | not shown | modeled | see B1-f | |
| Wildfire | 0.00948 | annual probability at a location | chance a given location in the county burns in a year: 0.948% | Highly likely | Storm Events records in 29 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (96.7%) | not shown | modeled | see B1-f | |
| Winter Weather | 2.11 | event-days per year | about 2.11 days per year | Highly likely | Storm Events event-days in 30 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (100%) | 40.1 | 2005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years) | countywide |
FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) is the National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025) estimate of how often a hazard affects this county in a year; it is not recorded events divided by years, and its unit differs by hazard (events, event-days, or days with a lightning strike per year). For earthquake, wildfire, coastal flooding and tsunami the value is the chance (or number of events) at a location in the county, not across the county, so no "1 in N years" is given and the descriptor comes from Storm Events where it has a record (none for earthquake). The Methods page gives each hazard's method, from FEMA's National Risk Index Technical Documentation v1.20.
Where NRI gives event-days, the descriptor comes from the share of years with a Storm Events record; NRI's source records more events, so the two differ.
Descriptor scale used in this packet (defined per unit)
Sources: 5, 6
| Unit | Descriptor | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| events per year | Highly likely | 1 or more per year |
| events per year | Likely | about once in 1 to 10 years |
| events per year | Possible | about once in 10 to 100 years |
| events per year | Unlikely | less than once in 100 years |
| annual probability | Likely | 10% to under 100% chance in a given year |
| annual probability | Possible | 1% to under 10% chance in a given year |
| annual probability | Unlikely | under 1% chance in a given year |
| event-days (share of years) | Highly likely | event-days recorded in 90% or more of years |
| event-days (share of years) | Likely | event-days recorded in 10% to under 90% of years |
| event-days (share of years) | Possible | event-days recorded in some years but under 10% of years |
| lightning strike-days | Highly likely | cloud-to-ground strikes on 1 or more days per year |
Intensity bands: historical frequency (Storm Events)
Source: 6
| Hazard | Band | Years | Eventscounty-coded records | Years in period | Events per yearevents / years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 1.00-1.99 in | 1996 to 2025 | 25 | 30 | 0.833 |
| Hail | 2.00 in+ | 1996 to 2025 | 1 | 30 | 0.0333 |
| Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind) | 50-64 kt | 1996 to 2025 | 98 | 30 | 3.27 |
| Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind) | 65 kt+ | 1996 to 2025 | 15 | 30 | 0.5 |
| Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind) | unmeasured or below 50 kt | 1996 to 2025 | 42 | 30 | 1.4 |
| Tornado | EF0-1 | 1996 to 2025 | 16 | 30 | 0.533 |
| Tornado | EF2-3 | 1996 to 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Tornado | EF4-5 | 1996 to 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Tornado | unrated (EFU) | 1996 to 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
The bands show how often events of each severity were recorded in this county, to profile how severe events have been (FEMA's probability item asks for the range of intensities).
Hail smaller than 1 inch is not counted: on 2010-01-05 the National Weather Service raised its severe-hail threshold from 3/4 inch to 1 inch, so smaller reports became less common after 2009 (NWS Service Change Notice 09-52). NRI hail frequency uses a 0.75 inch threshold.
Optional: future conditions. Not a required item in the 2025 FEMA Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guide; some states ask for it. The federal Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation (CMRA) site gives county exposure to future climate conditions (https://resilience.climate.gov/).
Supports FEMA checklist item B1-f: hazards that vary across jurisdictions
Range of census tract risk within the county
Source: 5
| Hazard | Tractsrated of all | NRI risk score, 0 to 100 | Tracts by rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Median | Max | |||
| Avalanche | 37 of 466 | 71.7 | 72.7 | 73.6 | Relatively Low 37, Not Applicable 429 |
| Coastal Flooding | 0 of 466 | Not Applicable 466 | |||
| Cold Wave | 44 of 466 | 15.6 | 22.6 | 33.9 | Relatively Low 32, Very Low 12, No Rating 422 |
| Drought | 43 of 466 | 68.1 | 71.6 | 91.1 | Relatively Low 3, Very Low 40, No Rating 423 |
| Earthquake | 466 of 466 | 53.7 | 93.0 | 100.0 | Very High 90, Relatively High 294, Relatively Moderate 79, Relatively Low 3 |
| Hail | 466 of 466 | 13.5 | 37.6 | 86.1 | Relatively Moderate 5, Relatively Low 236, Very Low 225 |
| Heat Wave | 466 of 466 | 1.7 | 49.3 | 84.3 | Relatively Moderate 139, Relatively Low 303, Very Low 24 |
| Hurricane | 0 of 466 | No Rating 466 | |||
| Ice Storm | 0 of 466 | Not Applicable 466 | |||
| Inland Flooding | 466 of 466 | 1.3 | 89.6 | 100.0 | Very High 139, Relatively High 182, Relatively Moderate 113, Relatively Low 29, Very Low 3 |
| Landslide | 428 of 466 | 8.6 | 54.8 | 100.0 | Very High 10, Relatively High 10, Relatively Moderate 38, Relatively Low 49, Very Low 321, No Rating 38 |
| Lightning | 466 of 466 | 1.4 | 24.5 | 57.3 | Relatively Moderate 1, Relatively Low 329, Very Low 136 |
| Strong Wind | 466 of 466 | 9.7 | 31.3 | 81.6 | Relatively Moderate 13, Relatively Low 424, Very Low 29 |
| Tornado | 466 of 466 | 1.4 | 18.2 | 55.5 | Relatively Moderate 1, Relatively Low 16, Very Low 449 |
| Volcanic Activity | 7 of 466 | 40.0 | 44.4 | 70.2 | Very Low 7, No Rating 459 |
| Wildfire | 351 of 466 | 18.6 | 88.5 | 100.0 | Very High 34, Relatively High 70, Relatively Moderate 73, Relatively Low 93, Very Low 81, No Rating 115 |
| Winter Weather | 464 of 466 | 10.7 | 15.9 | 38.9 | Relatively Low 67, Very Low 397, No Rating 2 |
Drought: Agriculture is all of NRI's expected annual loss for this hazard in the county, so the tract range mostly reflects where crop and livestock value is.
Rated tracts only: No Rating (score 0.0), Not Applicable and Insufficient Data tracts are counted but not used for the minimum, median and maximum.
The score ranks a tract against all U.S. tracts (100 = highest). The rating is FEMA's category for the tract's risk value, computed differently, so the two can disagree.
Frequency data for cold wave, drought, hail, heat wave, lightning, strong wind and winter weather are county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone), the same for every jurisdiction; the tract range mostly reflects where buildings and people are (crop and livestock value where a line above names agriculture).
Each jurisdiction (starting figures from federal data)
Sources: 1, 3, 4, 6
| Jurisdiction | Type | Plan status | Repetitive lossFMA RL and SRL (44 CFR 77.2); repeat-flood, any definition | Public Assistance to this jurisdictionFEMA records matched by applicant name; federal share obligated, nominal dollars | Event records naming this placeall years; since its plan | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino County | County | Approved, expires 2027-11-30 | FMA RL 2, SRL 0; any 17 | $76,365,374.97 | 0 total; 0 since its plan | Includes $37,498,848.49 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA). |
| Apple Valley town | Town | Expired on 2023-04-09 | FMA RL 0, SRL 1; any 3 | $889,314.47 | 0 total; 0 since its plan | |
| Barstow city | City | Expired on 2024-08-25 | FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1 | $964,526.60 | 42 total; 13 since its plan | |
| Big Bear Lake city | City | Expired on 2026-06-22 | FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1 | $400,733.31 | 17 total; 2 since its plan | |
| Chino city | City | Approved, expires 2030-09-17 | FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0 | $111,320.15 | 14 total; 0 since its plan | Includes $86,326 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA). |
| Chino Hills city | City | Approved, expires 2030-09-16 | FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0 | $485,949.51 | 0 total; 0 since its plan | Includes $12,950.32 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA). |
| Colton city | City | Approved, expires 2031-04-05 | FMA RL 0, SRL 1; any 1 | $55,379.59 | 11 total; 0 since its plan | |
| Fontana city | City | Expired on 2023-08-29 | FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1 | $398,330.38 | 16 total; 1 since its plan | Includes $371,187.70 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA). |
| Grand Terrace city | City | Approved, expires 2031-02-24 | FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0 | $22,379.77 | 2 total; 0 since its plan | |
| Hesperia city | City | Approved, expires 2030-05-06 | FMA RL 1, SRL 1; any 2 | $1,028,630.24 | 24 total; 0 since its plan | |
| Highland city | City | Expired on 2020-01-29 | FMA RL 1, SRL 1; any 1 | $1,135,768.18 | 6 total; 2 since its plan | |
| Loma Linda city | City | Approved, expires 2027-03-06 | FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0 | $761,336.47 | 3 total; 1 since its plan | Includes $43,292.81 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA). |
| Montclair city | City | Expired on 2016-07-13 | FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0 | $197,603.45 | 2 total; 1 since its plan | Includes $152,333.17 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA). |
| Needles city | City | Approved, expires 2030-11-11 | FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0 | $27,230.55 | 52 total; 0 since its plan | Includes $27,230.55 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA). |
| Ontario city | City | Approved, expires 2029-01-07 | FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1 | $1,570,254.23 | 6 total; 1 since its plan | Includes $930,086.23 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA). |
| Rancho Cucamonga city | City | Approved, expires 2026-10-12 | FMA RL 0, SRL 1; any 2 | $607,009.24 | 7 total; 1 since its plan | Includes $191,508.12 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA). |
| Redlands city | City | Approved, expires 2027-03-09 | FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0 | $400,924.56 | 1 total; 0 since its plan | Includes $48,496.43 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA). |
| Rialto city | City | Approved, expires 2029-10-03 | FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0 | $342,164.55 | 9 total; 0 since its plan | |
| San Bernardino city | City | Approved, expires 2030-08-19 | FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 2 | $2,443,926.31 | 25 total; 0 since its plan | Includes $94,095.22 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA). |
| Twentynine Palms city | City | Approved, expires 2026-10-25 | FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 7 | $25,222.34 | 0 total; 0 since its plan | |
| Upland city | City | No approved plan on record. Approvable pending adoption, not yet eligible | FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1 | $41,443.76 | 8 total; no approved plan | |
| Victorville city | City | Approved, expires 2027-03-01 | FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0 | $750,980.04 | 17 total; 2 since its plan | Includes $351,070.82 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA). |
| Yucaipa city | City | Approved, expires 2028-03-23 | FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0 | $155,378.50 | 19 total; 1 since its plan | |
| Yucca Valley town | Town | Approved, expires 2030-06-18 | FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 5 | $355,209.96 | 0 total; 0 since its plan |
Repetitive-loss counts are for whole NFIP communities, which can extend beyond this county (see the note in B2-c).
School districts and special districts get a plan clock row only.
County Public Assistance in B1-d also includes applicants filed under the county that are not jurisdictions in this plan (for example state agencies, special districts and nonprofits), so the jurisdiction rows add up to less.
Supports FEMA checklist items B2-a and B2-b: vulnerability and potential impacts
Local data needed
The table below gives county-level starting figures; the plan describes impacts for each jurisdiction and its own assets.
- Critical facilities and lifelines per hazard
- A problem statement per jurisdiction per hazard
- Changes in development in hazard-prone areas since the last approval, or a statement of none (E1-a)
- Future assets
County-level starter: exposure, expected annual loss and damage since the plan
Sources: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
| Hazard | Building exposuremodeled dollars | Agriculture exposuremodeled dollars | Population exposedpeople | EAL buildingsmodeled dollars per year | EAL agriculturemodeled dollars per year | Cost of expected deaths and injuriesFEMA's dollar value per year, not property damage | EAL as % of exposurebuildings; agriculture where noted | Storm Events damage since 2022-12-01county-coded records, property plus crops, nominal dollars | Zone-level damage since planproperty plus crops, reported for the zone | Public Assistance since plannominal dollars; see note | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalanche | $13,049,144 | n/a | 10 | $697 | n/a | $142,948 | 0.00534% | $20,000 | |||
| Coastal Flooding | Not Applicable in NRI for this county | ||||||||||
| Cold Wave | $25,209,130,961 | $981,053 | 77,135 | $56,626 | $1,990 | $333,053 | 0.000225% | ||||
| Drought | n/a | $74,394,742 | n/a | n/a | $36,916 | n/a | 0.0496% (agriculture) | NRI has no building exposure for this hazard; agriculture shown | |||
| Earthquake | $740,002,729,308 | n/a | 2,181,654 | $692,860,775 | n/a | $228,974,095 | 0.0936% | ||||
| Hail | $423,886,169,656 | $481,450,205 | 2,179,979 | $1,666,077 | $499 | $265,831 | 0.000393% | $10,000 | |||
| Heat Wave | $423,886,169,656 | $481,450,205 | 2,179,979 | $2,681 | $42,077 | $17,530,762 | under 0.0001% | $10,000 | |||
| Hurricane | $423,886,094,115 | $481,450,205 | 2,179,979 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0% | $0 | |||
| Ice Storm | $3,740,932.18 | Not Applicable in NRI for this county | |||||||||
| Inland Flooding | $423,805,473,944 | $30,458,390 | 24,869 | $941,164,211 | $532,517 | $17,883,066 | n/a (see note) | $13,200,100 | $3,740,932.18 | NRI counts the full building value of any census block with some flood loss; this is not the value of buildings in the floodplain. Use local FIRM overlays for B2-a/B2-b. | |
| Landslide | $9,608,189,569 | n/a | 34,317 | $7,512,368 | n/a | $10,519,643 | 0.0782% | $20,000 | $3,740,932.18 | ||
| Lightning | $423,886,169,656 | n/a | 2,179,979 | $86,105 | n/a | $1,908,214 | under 0.0001% | $45,000 | |||
| Strong Wind | $423,886,169,656 | $481,450,205 | 2,179,979 | $1,345,483 | $22,582 | $2,600,732 | 0.000317% | $76,000 | $374,000 | $3,740,932.18 | Storm Events damage since the plan includes 6 zone-level High Wind records ($296,000) and 7 zone-level Strong Wind records ($78,000): NOAA non-thunderstorm wind types, outside NRI's Strong Wind definition. |
| Tornado | $423,886,169,656 | $481,450,205 | 2,179,979 | $2,022,432 | $1,243 | $1,786,029 | 0.000477% | ||||
| Volcanic Activity | $423,886,169,656 | n/a | 2,179,979 | under $1 | n/a | $2 | under 0.0001% | ||||
| Wildfire | $37,627,424,673 | $263,180,689 | 264,780 | $139,068,566 | $8,239 | $6,660,844 | 0.37% | $44,250,000 | no Public Assistance recorded (2 declarations) | ||
| Winter Weather | $420,971,184,835 | $431,664,125 | 2,173,071 | $4,908 | under $1 | $57,578 | under 0.0001% | $500,000 | $3,740,932.18 |
Totals since 2022-12-01 (Storm Events through 2026-06-30): 225 county-coded records, 222 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $13,351,100; 173 zone-level records, 165 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $45,154,000 reported for the zone; Public Assistance: $3,740,932.18 on 5 counted declarations, 1 of them with Public Assistance.
FEMA does not split Public Assistance by hazard. A declaration mapped to several hazards is listed under each of them with its full amount, so the per-hazard column does not add up to the total; the unit total counts each declaration once.
NRI computes earthquake exposure on its own basis, so it exceeds the county building value in B2-a.
Supports FEMA checklist item B2-a: vulnerability (county context)
County context
Source: 5
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 2,179,979 |
| Building value (total, not at risk) | $423,886,169,656 |
| Agriculture value (total, not at risk) | $481,450,205 |
| NRI risk rating (all hazards) | Very High |
| Expected annual loss, buildings and agriculture, all hazards | $1,786,436,992 |
| Expected annual loss, population equivalence, all hazards (NRI values each statistical life at $13.7M; a modeled value of expected deaths and injuries, not property damage) | $288,662,797 |
| Social vulnerability rating | Relatively Low |
| Community resilience rating | Relatively Low |
| NRI version | December 2025 |
FEMA's all-hazard expected annual loss adds buildings, agriculture and population equivalence; this table gives the property part and the population-equivalence part as separate rows.
Social vulnerability: higher means people are more likely to be harmed and slower to recover. Community resilience: lower means the community is less able to recover. High social vulnerability and low resilience both raise the NRI risk rating.
Supports FEMA checklist item B2-c: repetitive loss properties
Repetitive loss in this county, both definitions
Sources: 1, 4
| Definition | Properties | Severe repetitive loss | Properties |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2) | 4 | Severe repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2) | 5 |
| Repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition | 44 | Severe repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition | 3 |
The state NFIP coordinator's list, the source FEMA's Handbook names, often uses the NFIP insurance definition (second row).
Repeat-flood properties: county and state-level rows
Sources: 1, 4
| Scope | RL, FMAproperties | SRL, FMAproperties | RL, NFIPproperties | SRL, NFIPproperties | Any categoryproperties | Mitigatedproperties | Currently insuredproperties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County total | 4 | 5 | 44 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 14 |
| of which: San Bernardino County (unincorporated area) | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 |
| of which: Barstow city | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| of which: Colton city | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| of which: Fontana city | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| of which: Ontario city | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| of which: San Bernardino city | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| of which: Rancho Cucamonga city | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| of which: Big Bear Lake city | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| of which: Highland city | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| of which: Hesperia city | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| of which: Twentynine Palms city | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| of which: Yucca Valley town | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| of which: Apple Valley town | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| of which: Upland city | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| of which: Unknown (community ID Unknown in FEMA data) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Statewide, no county in FEMA's file | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
The statewide row counts properties FEMA's file gives with no county in this state; they are listed for reference and are not in this county's counts.
Repeat-flood properties by jurisdiction in the plan (NFIP community)
Sources: 1, 4
| Jurisdiction | NFIP community ID | RL, FMAproperties | SRL, FMAproperties | RL, NFIPproperties | SRL, NFIPproperties | Any categoryproperties | Mitigatedproperties | Currently insuredproperties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino County | 060270 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 |
| Apple Valley town | 060752 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Barstow city | 060271 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Bear Lake city | 060731 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chino city | 060272 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chino Hills city | 060754 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colton city | 060273 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fontana city | 060274 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Grand Terrace city | 060737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hesperia city | 060733 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Highland city | 060732 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Loma Linda city | 065042 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montclair city | 060276 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Needles city | 060277 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ontario city | 060278 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rancho Cucamonga city | 060671 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Redlands city | 060279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rialto city | 060280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Bernardino city | 060281 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Twentynine Palms city | 060734 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| Upland city | 065067 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Victorville city | 065068 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yucaipa city | 060739 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yucca Valley town | 060750 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Counts by occupancy group for each jurisdiction are in the Excel file, sheet "B2-c Jurisdictions".
Jurisdiction rows are whole NFIP communities and need not add up to the county total: a community that extends into another county is counted in full on each jurisdiction row, while the county table counts only its part in this county.
County repeat-flood properties by occupancy group
Sources: 1, 4
| Occupancy group | RL, FMAproperties | SRL, FMAproperties | RL, NFIPproperties | SRL, NFIPproperties | Any categoryproperties | Mitigatedproperties | Currently insuredproperties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| single-family residential | 4 | 5 | 34 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 to 4 unit residential | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| other residential | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| non-residential | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| not reported | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FEMA's occupancy groups have no institutional class; institutional properties are counted in non-residential or other residential in the table by occupancy group.
FMA RL and FMA SRL are the Flood Mitigation Assistance definitions (44 CFR 77.2), the ones the FEMA Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guide cites. NFIP repetitive loss (the FEMA insurance definition) is 2 or more claims over $1,000 in 10 years, and a property can leave that group once it is mitigated. Also shown: NFIP severe repetitive loss, any category, mitigated and currently insured. The Methods page gives the OpenFEMA field details.
Counts are aggregates of FEMA's public NFIP Multiple Loss Properties file (FEMA's data date 2026-08-02; file version 2026-08-04). No property is identified. County assignment is FEMA's geocode.
In this county 2 properties are FMA repetitive loss but not NFIP repetitive loss, and 42 properties are NFIP repetitive loss but not FMA repetitive loss.
Exact counts; no count suppression.
Sources
Tables cite these sources by number. The full list, for the plan's bibliography (FEMA review item A4-a):
- FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-29T134039Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)
- FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-29T162832Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)
- FEMA, OpenFEMA PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries v1, version 2026-09-29T150754Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries (API)
- FEMA, OpenFEMA NfipMultipleLossProperties v1, version 2026-08-04T164045Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/NfipMultipleLossProperties (API)
- FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)
- NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/
- NOAA National Weather Service, NWS county-public forecast zones correlation file, version bp03mr20 to bp16ap26 (11 files; newest bp16ap26), pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.weather.gov/gis/ZoneCounty
- U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2024 Gazetteer, 2020 place by county, CT county-to-cousub crosswalk, version 2024-gazetteer, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_counties_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_cousubs_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_place_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_unsd_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_elsd_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_scsd_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/reference/codes2020/national_place_by_county2020.txt, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/reference/ct_change/ct_cou_to_cousub_crosswalk.xlsx (used to match place names and codes; no table prints its values)
What this packet is and what the plan adds
This packet is the federal data for the plan's risk assessment (the summary on page 1 says how it is organized); the plan and FEMA's review decide whether each item is met.
The plan adds what only the community has: local data on assets, critical facilities, development and each jurisdiction's impacts; local hazard history, including state-declared emergencies; the mitigation strategy; and adoption.
How the federal data are built: National Risk Index values are FEMA's model, not counts of events. Storm Events is more complete from 1996; zone-level records are placed by forecast zone, not by location in the county. Public Assistance for a jurisdiction is matched by applicant name. The Methods page gives every rule and the known edge cases.
OpenFEMA disclaimer
This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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Cite this: Hazard Plain (2026). San Bernardino County, CA: risk-assessment baseline packet, release 2026-10 (data as of 2026-09-30; County FIPS 06071). Automated baseline. https://hazardplain.org/ca/06071/ Built from FEMA OpenFEMA, the FEMA National Risk Index and NOAA NCEI Storm Events; source versions in the packet's Sources list.
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