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wildfire Wildfire Risk in Los Angeles, CA

Risk Level: Extreme — Score 9/10

FEMA: 9Historical: 10

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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
  • High recent activity — multiple events in the last 12 months
  • 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)

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

How Los Angeles Compares

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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 16, 2021 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Wildfires - Los Angeles County (Getty Fire), California, United States

October 27, 2019 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Wildfires - Los Angeles County (Palisades Fire), California, United States

October 20, 2019 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Wildfires - Los Angeles County (Saddleridge Fire), California, United States

October 10, 2019 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Wildfire - Los Angeles, California, United States

June 20, 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.

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