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wildfire Wildfire Risk in Sydney, Australia

Risk Level: Low — Score 1/10

Risk: 1Historical: 6

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Key Risk Factors

  • 10 events on record in proximity
  • 1 event(s) in the last 12 months

Peak season: June-November

Last significant event: Wildfire - Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia (2026-05-08) — 213 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
Sydney is not in the top 10 for wildfire risk among tracked cities.

How Sydney Compares

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Notable Wildfire Events Near Sydney

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable wildfire events near Sydney, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Wildfire - Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia (May 2026) — 213 people exposed; $1M capital exposed.

Wildfire - Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia

May 7, 2026 — WARNING

213 people exposed; $1M capital exposed

Wildfire - E of Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia

September 12, 2023 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Wildfires - Victoria, Australia

January 29, 2020 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Fires - NSW, Australia

January 10, 2012 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Wildfire - Sydney, Australia

April 14, 2018 — ADVISORY

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

Sydney, Australia 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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