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D−Hazard risk
Natural hazards in Shingletown · FEMA

FEMA puts Shingletown’s expected hazard damage per building above that of 98% of U.S. towns, mostly from wildfire

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Shingletown gets a D− for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 98% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is wildfire (60%), then river and rain flooding (31%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.

Wildfire 60%River and rain flooding 31%Earthquakes 8%

Graded on FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value (NRI v1.20, December 2025), weighted by where residents live; flood claims are shown, not graded. How hazard risk is graded

more than 98%of U.S. townsLess damageMoreExpected yearly damage per dollar of building, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade
Hazard risk
D−
in California · higher than 98% of U.S. towns
Main hazard
Wildfire
60% of expected building damage
Flood claims
0
paid since 1978 · $0
Disasters paid out here
0
of 23 declared for Shasta County
By hazard

What Shingletown faces

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

Wildfire

60%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 1% of U.S. census tracts

River and rain flooding

31%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 84% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once a year in the area

Earthquakes

8%of expected building damage
Well above average · higher than 83% of U.S. census tracts
Smaller shares here
 Volcanic activity top 0% Tornadoes Hail Strong wind Winter storms Heat waves Landslides Lightning
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingHurricanesIce stormsCold wavesAvalanchesTsunamis

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.
Hazard risk grade

What’s behind Shingletown’s grade

Wildfire is 60% of the building damage FEMA expects in Shingletown, and Shingletown’s rate of wildfire damage is in the top 1% of U.S. census tracts. Volcanic activity adds 1%, at a rate in the top 1% of U.S. census tracts.

Where Shingletown sits
Shingletown
Least damageMiddleMost damage

D− higher expected damage per building than 98% of U.S. towns (21,298).

All of Shingletown’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.

What drives the damage to buildings
Wildfire60%River and rain flooding31%Earthquakes8%Everything else1%

In dollars, FEMA expects about $2.9M a year in losses across Shingletown: $2.7M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.

Shared tract.All of Shingletown’s 2,442 residents (2020 census) live in one census tract. FEMA publishes its model by tract, so the rate and the hazard mix are the tract’s. The flood claims below are the town’s own.
A shared figure. The grade describes the whole tract, not each street in it, and FEMA’s model is an average year for today’s buildings, not a record: the claims below are the record.

How TownRatings grades hazard risk →

Flood insurance claims

Does Shingletown flood? No paid flood claims on record

FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Shingletown. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.

of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

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

Insurance rates: Shasta County.
Disasters

The storms Shingletown remembers

None of the 23 disasters declared for Shasta County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Shingletown itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.

Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in ShingletownShasta County only

Shasta County has had 23 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 15 FEMA wildfire suppression grants (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Shasta County, 2002–2021.

Be ready

Get ready for what Shingletown 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.
More from Ready.gov ↗
When the river rises
  • 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.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Earthquakes
  • Drop, cover and hold on.
  • Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
  • Know how to shut off the gas.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Before you buy or rent
  • 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.
When a storm is coming
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.

Questions about natural hazards in Shingletown

Is Shingletown at risk for natural disasters?

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Shingletown has higher expected damage per building than 98% of U.S. towns: D− for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is wildfire (60%) and river and rain flooding (31%). The figures are for the one census tract the town shares with its neighbors. This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.

Is Shingletown 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 Shasta County, 19% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 0.8% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Shingletown?

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

Is Shingletown at risk from wildfire?

It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (60%), and Shingletown’s rate for it is in the top 1% of U.S. census tracts.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Shingletown.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Shingletown’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.