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3 hazards · Natural hazards

3 hazards in Fire, their national losses, and how we'd assess them for your jurisdiction.

Wildfire, structure fire and conflagration, and hazardous materials. The interface is where wildfire losses concentrate, so it stands as its own part rather than a footnote to the forest. Hazardous materials sit here because the fire service answers both: a release, a pipeline rupture or a nuclear incident starts the same way a fire does, with knowing what is there.

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Sample brief

The first page of a brief for Wildfire, one of the 3 hazards here. Your team gets one for each hazard on its list.

Evidence brief for Cedar Ridge County (example)

September 14, 2026

Wildfire

Hazard in Fire, on the established threats & hazards list

Impact
5432112345

Likelihood

Likelihood
3

Possible — Expected occasionally — roughly once in 10 to 50 years (2–10% chance in any year).

Impact
4

Major — Severe effects — casualties possible, serious damage across a significant share of the jurisdiction, essential services disrupted for weeks, outside assistance needed.

Readiness
3

Moderate — The organization has a generally established capability to manage this threat or hazard, but identifiable gaps remain. The organization could likely perform many required actions, though effectiveness may vary depending on conditions, staffing, resources, or complexity.

  • 2source documents
  • 58verified mentions
  • 2federal declarations
  • 91.6NRI score, relatively high
Worked example: Cedar Ridge County is fictional. The scores illustrate the format and are nobody's decision. Open a full sample brief →

The 3 hazards in Fire

Expected annual loss, nationally

Summed over every U.S. county, for the hazards FEMA models

  1. Wildfire$3.9B

Not modelled by FEMA, so shown as the gap they are: Structure Fire and Conflagration, Hazardous Materials.

FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0
How we can help

How we’d help you prepare for Fire

  1. 1

    We pull your county's record

    NRI's wildfire rating and expected loss, fire declarations, and the dry-season climate record for your county.

  2. 2

    We read the plans you already have

    Your hazard mitigation plan, community wildfire protection plan and EOP hazmat annex, so what they say about Fire is cited to the page.

  3. 3

    You leave with a cited brief

    Likelihood, impact and readiness for Fire on your own scale, with each figure tied to its source. It is ready for your planning team or council.

Preparing for Fire

Prepare for Fire with evidence your council can check.

Wildfire risk concentrates where homes meet wildland, and a hazmat response starts with knowing what is stored nearby. We put your county's record next to your protection plans and annexes so the interface is argued from evidence. We reply within one business day.

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