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wildfire Wildfire Risk in Las Vegas, NV

Risk Level: Very High — Score 7/10

FEMA: 7Historical: 1

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Key Risk Factors

  • FEMA rates Las Vegas's county as Relatively High risk
  • Estimated annual loss of $24M from this hazard type
  • 1 events on record in proximity
  • Wildland-urban interface or high fire weather risk

Peak season: June-November

Last significant event: Wildfire - SW of Boulder City, Nevada - United States (2021-11-12)

Highest Risk Cities for Wildfires

1
Los Angeles, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
San Diego, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 9
3
Long Beach, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
4
Tokyo, Japan
Risk: 9Historical: 1
5
Manila, Philippines
Risk: 9Historical: 5
6
Mexico City, Mexico
Risk: 9Historical: 0
7
Istanbul, Turkey
Risk: 9Historical: 5
8
Mumbai, India
Risk: 9Historical: 10
9
Shanghai, China
Risk: 9Historical: 0
10
Bangkok, Thailand
Risk: 9Historical: 0
Las Vegas is not in the top 10 for wildfire risk among tracked cities.

How Las Vegas Compares

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Notable Wildfire Events Near Las Vegas

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 1 notable wildfire event near Las Vegas, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Wildfire - SW of Boulder City, Nevada - United States (November 2021).

Wildfire - SW of Boulder City, Nevada - United States

November 12, 2021 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Wildfire Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Create defensible space around your home — clear brush within 30 feet
  • 2.Use fire-resistant building materials for roofing and siding
  • 3.Keep an evacuation go-bag packed and ready
  • 4.Sign up for local emergency alerts and evacuation notifications
  • 5.Know at least two evacuation routes from your area

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How this data is built

Las Vegas, NV wildfire risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live wildfire monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

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Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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