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wildfire Wildfire Risk in Sacramento, CA

Risk Level: High — Score 5/10

FEMA: 5Historical: 10

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Key Risk Factors

  • Moderate risk rating based on FEMA National Risk Index
  • Estimated annual loss of $5M from this hazard type
  • Frequent historical activity recorded in proximity
  • Active in the last 12 months (17 events)

Peak season: June-November

Last significant event: Wildfire - Sacramento, California, United States (2026-07-27) — 210 people exposed

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
Sacramento is not in the top 10 for wildfire risk among tracked cities.

How Sacramento Compares

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Notable Wildfire Events Near Sacramento

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable wildfire events near Sacramento, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Red Flag Warning issued June 11 at 4:52PM PDT until June 11 at 5:00PM PDT by NWS Sacramento CA (June 2026) — 851,000 people exposed; $169,759M capital exposed.

Red Flag Warning issued June 11 at 4:52PM PDT until June 11 at 5:00PM PDT by NWS Sacramento CA

June 9, 2026 — WARNING

851,000 people exposed; $169,759M capital exposed

Wildfire - Solano and Yolo, California, United States

June 15, 2026 — ADVISORY

163 people exposed; $5M capital exposed

Wildfire - Sacramento, California, United States

July 26, 2026 — WARNING

210 people exposed

Wildfire - SW of Sacramento, California - United States

October 16, 2020 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Wildfire - Sacramento County (Grant Fire), California, United States

June 11, 2020 — 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

Sacramento, 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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