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Natural hazards in Bradbury · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Bradbury

Bradbury isn’t graded for hazard risk: Bradbury has 788 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 8 claims here since 1980.

Flood claims

paid since 1980 · $21K

Disasters paid out here

of 40 declared for Los Angeles County

By hazard

What Bradbury faces

Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.

Wildfire

50%of expected building damage

Well above average · in the top 1% of U.S. census tracts

River and rain flooding

25%of expected building damage

Above average · higher than 77% of U.S. census tracts

Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Earthquakes

25%of expected building damage

Well above average · in the top 8% of U.S. census tracts

Smaller shares here

Tornadoes Hail Strong wind Winter storms Cold waves Heat waves Landslides Lightning

FEMA models no building damage here

Coastal floodingHurricanesIce stormsAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

People, not buildings.Counting harm to people as well as buildings, FEMA’s model puts avalanches at 44% of Bradbury’s expected losses. Avalanches do little damage to buildings (0.0%), so they aren’t part of the grade.

Shares are of FEMA’s expected building damage, the measure the grade uses; ranks compare each hazard’s building-damage rate with all 85,154 U.S. census tracts. In FEMA’s terms, river and rain flooding is FEMA’s “Inland Flooding” (rivers and streams overflowing their banks, or rain overwhelming drainage). FEMA defines coastal flooding as high or rising tides and storm surge, so surge damage is counted there. Drought isn’t listed: FEMA counts its losses in crops only.

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 Bradbury flood? Rarely: 8 flood claims since 1980

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Bradbury, from FEMA’s records.

Paid flood claims, by year

1980

19802026

paid claims since 1980

$21K

paid to owners

homes flooded more than once

$3K

average claim

of homes in flood zones are insured

of all homes are insured

No community discount

Bradbury isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Los Angeles County.

Disasters

1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Bradbury

Disasters that paid out in Bradbury itself (aid to households or repair grants to the City of Bradbury), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.

2025Wildfires and Straight-line Winds3 households applied for aid$1K aid approved

Disasters declared, by decade

Paid out in BradburyLos Angeles County only

Los Angeles County has had 40 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then floods. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.

Also 44 FEMA wildfire suppression grants (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Los Angeles County, 2002–2025.

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Next door

Bradbury and its neighbors

How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.

MonroviaDuarteBradbury

Lowest fifthSecondMiddleFourthHighest fifth

Town	Hazard risk	Mostly (buildings)	Flood claims
Duarte	Dmore damage than 89%	earthquakes	1
Monrovia	Dmore damage than 95%	earthquakes	7

Hazard risk = FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade; the map is shaded by fifths of the same scale. Flood claims = paid federal flood insurance claims on record.

Be ready

Get ready for what Bradbury faces

A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.

Wildfire

Clear dead leaves and brush within 5 feet of the house.
Sign up for local alerts and know two ways out.
Keep N95 masks for smoky days.

Questions about natural hazards in Bradbury

Does Bradbury flood?

Flood insurance has paid 8 claims in Bradbury since 1980, $21K in all.

Is Bradbury in a flood zone?

Flood zones are drawn street by street, so the answer depends on the address: look it up on FEMA’s flood map. In Los Angeles County, 33% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.5% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Bradbury?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Bradbury’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.

What was the biggest storm in Bradbury?

By FEMA money that reached Bradbury, Wildfires and Straight-line Winds (2025): 3 households applied for aid, $1K approved.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Bradbury.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Bradbury’s residents lived in the 2020 census; 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. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. FEMA’s model is an average of expected damage, not a forecast. How hazard risk is graded.

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