Wildfire Risk in Sacramento, CA
Risk Level: High — Score 5/10
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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
- 47 events recorded in proximity in recent decades
- Active in the 12 months to Aug 9, 2026 (13 events)
Peak season: June-November
Last significant event: Wildfire - Sacramento, California, United States (2026-07-27) — 210 people exposed
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How Sacramento Compares
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 10, 2026 — WARNING
851,000 people exposed; $169,759M capital exposed
Wildfire - Solano and Yolo, California, United States
June 16, 2026 — ADVISORY
163 people exposed; $5M capital exposed
Wildfire - Sacramento, California, United States
July 27, 2026 — WARNING
210 people exposed
Wildfire - SW of Sacramento, California - United States
October 17, 2020 — WARNING
Impact data not available
Wildfire - Sacramento County (Grant Fire), California, United States
June 12, 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.
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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