Wildfire Risk in Los Angeles, CA
Risk Level: Extreme — Score 9/10
Live Wildfire alert status near Los Angeles
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Key Risk Factors
- FEMA rates Los Angeles's county as Very High risk for this hazard
- Estimated annual loss of $155M from this hazard type
- Frequent historical activity recorded in proximity
- Active in the 12 months to Aug 9, 2026 (12 events)
- Wildland-urban interface or high fire weather risk
Peak season: June-November
Last significant event: Wildfire - Los Angeles County (Palisades Fire), California, United States (2021-05-17)
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How Los Angeles Compares
Notable Wildfire Events Near Los Angeles
DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable wildfire events near Los Angeles, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Wildfire - Los Angeles County (Palisades Fire), California, United States (May 2021).
Wildfire - Los Angeles County (Palisades Fire), California, United States
May 17, 2021 — WARNING
Impact data not available
Wildfires - Los Angeles County (Getty Fire), California, United States
October 28, 2019 — WARNING
Impact data not available
Wildfires - Los Angeles County (Palisades Fire), California, United States
October 21, 2019 — WARNING
Impact data not available
Wildfires - Los Angeles County (Saddleridge Fire), California, United States
October 11, 2019 — WARNING
Impact data not available
Wildfire - Los Angeles, California, United States
June 21, 2016 — 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
Los Angeles, CA 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.
The data behind this page
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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