Highest wildfire-risk US counties

Counties with the highest FEMA wildfire risk — a growing driver of public-safety power shutoffs. Ratings from FEMA's National Risk Index.

1. 1Los Angeles County, CAVery High
2. 2Riverside County, CAVery High
3. 3San Bernardino County, CAVery High
4. 4San Diego County, CAVery High
5. 5Maricopa County, AZRelatively High
6. 6Orange County, CARelatively High
7. 7Alameda County, CARelatively High
8. 8Clark County, NVRelatively High
9. 9Ventura County, CARelatively High
10. 10Fresno County, CARelatively High
11. 11Pima County, AZRelatively High
12. 12Sonoma County, CARelatively High
13. 13Santa Barbara County, CARelatively High
14. 14Kern County, CARelatively High
15. 15Honolulu County, HIRelatively High
16. 16Monterey County, CARelatively High
17. 17Salt Lake County, UTRelatively High
18. 18Hawaii County, HIRelatively High
19. 19Tulare County, CARelatively High
20. 20Washoe County, NVRelatively High
21. 21Madera County, CARelatively High
22. 22San Luis Obispo County, CARelatively High
23. 23Utah County, UTRelatively High
24. 24Jefferson County, CORelatively High
25. 25Mohave County, AZRelatively High
26. 26Mendocino County, CARelatively High
27. 27Coconino County, AZRelatively High
28. 28El Paso County, CORelatively High
29. 29Yakima County, WARelatively High
30. 30Butte County, CARelatively High
31. 31Pinal County, AZRelatively High
32. 32Yavapai County, AZRelatively High
33. 33Shasta County, CARelatively High
34. 34Placer County, CARelatively High
35. 35Lake County, CARelatively High
36. 36Douglas County, ORRelatively High
37. 37Cochise County, AZRelatively High
38. 38Washington County, UTRelatively High
39. 39Jackson County, ORRelatively High
40. 40El Dorado County, CARelatively High
41. 41Chelan County, WARelatively High
42. 42Boulder County, CORelatively High
43. 43Josephine County, ORRelatively High
44. 44Gila County, AZRelatively High
45. 45Larimer County, CORelatively High
46. 46Nevada County, CARelatively High
47. 47Okanogan County, WARelatively High
48. 48Kittitas County, WARelatively High
49. 49Siskiyou County, CARelatively High
50. 50Tehama County, CARelatively High

Source: FEMA National Risk Index. Risk ratings reflect expected annual loss from the hazard, not a forecast. See each county page for its full hazard profile + a decade of outage history.