Photo: Caterpillar84 · CC BY-SA 4.0Storms, floods and disasters in Industry
Industry isn’t graded for hazard risk: Industry has 210 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 1980.
What Industry faces
Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.
Earthquakes
River and rain flooding
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.
Does Industry flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 1980
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Industry, from FEMA’s records.
Industry 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.2 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Industry
Disasters that paid out in Industry itself (aid to households or repair grants to the City of Industry), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2024Severe Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides$239K to the City of Industry for repairs
- 2005Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mud and Debris Flows$33K to the City of Industry for repairs
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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How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Park | Dmore damage than 88% | earthquakes | 2 |
| Diamond Bar | Dmore damage than 90% | earthquakes | 1 |
| Pico Rivera | Dmore damage than 91% | earthquakes | 5 |
| Rowland Heights | Dmore damage than 92% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
| Hacienda Heights | Dmore damage than 93% | earthquakes | 8 |
| Valinda | Dmore damage than 95% | river and rain flooding | — |
| South San Jose Hills | Dmore damage than 95% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Avocado Heights | D−more damage than 96% | earthquakes | 1 |
| El Monte | D−more damage than 96% | river and rain flooding | 1 |
| La Puente | D−more damage than 97% | river and rain flooding | 3 |
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.
Get ready for what Industry faces
A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- Drop, cover and hold on.
- Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
- Know how to shut off the gas.
- Turn around at flooded roads: a foot of moving water can carry off a car.
- Flood insurance usually takes 30 days to start, so buy it before the forecast.
- Keep papers and medicines up high, in a grab-and-go bag.
- Look up the address on FEMA’s flood map.
- Ask the seller or landlord whether it has ever flooded, and what flood insurance costs there.
- Get a flood insurance quote early: policies usually start 30 days after you buy.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Industry
Does Industry flood?
Flood insurance has paid 1 claim in Industry since 1980, $500 in all.
Is Industry 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 Industry?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Industry’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 Industry?
By FEMA money that reached Industry, Severe Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (2024): $239K to the City of Industry for repairs.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Industry.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Industry’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.