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wildfire Wildfire Risk in San Diego, CA

Risk Level: Extreme — Score 9/10

FEMA: 9Historical: 9

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Key Risk Factors

  • FEMA rates San Diego's county as Very High risk for this hazard
  • Estimated annual loss of $430M from this hazard type
  • 34 events recorded in proximity in recent decades
  • Active in the last 12 months (15 events)
  • Wildland-urban interface or high fire weather risk

Peak season: June-November

Last significant event: Wildfire - San Diego (Friars Fire), California, United States (2025-01-22) — 176 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

How San Diego Compares

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Notable Wildfire Events Near San Diego

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable wildfire events near San Diego, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Wildfire - San Diego (Friars Fire), California, United States (January 2025) — 176 people exposed.

Wildfire - San Diego (Friars Fire), California, United States

January 21, 2025 — WARNING

176 people exposed

Wildfire - San Diego County (Willow Fire), California, United States

December 2, 2020 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Wildfires - San Diego County (Willow Fire), California, United States

September 24, 2019 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Wildfire - San Diego County (West), California, United States

July 6, 2018 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Fire - San Diego County, California, United States

May 13, 2014 — 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

San Diego, 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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