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BC Communities with Lowest Wildfire Risk

BC communities with Low historical wildfire exposure, sorted by NorthScore composite livability score. Exposure is measured from recorded fire activity within 50 km over the last 30 years. Low wildfire exposure combined with high livability is a rare combination in BC.

Scope: British Columbia Communities ranked: ~180 BC FSAs Showing: Top 20 (Low wildfire exposure, by NorthScore) Data: NRCan NFDB · StatCan PMD · CMHC
Wildfire exposure and livability: Many interior BC communities with high NorthScore on other dimensions sit near substantial recorded fire activity. The communities listed here combine low historical wildfire exposure with strong overall livability — typically urban cores and coastal areas.
# Community NorthScore
1 Victoria - GonzalesBC 71/100
2 Vancouver - Dunbar-SouthlandsBC 71/100
3 Victoria - FairfieldBC 68/100
4 Saanich — UniversityBC 66/100
5 Vancouver - South GranvilleBC 66/100
6 Vancouver - DunbarBC 65/100
7 Vancouver - KerrisdaleBC 65/100
8 Vancouver - Point GreyBC 64/100
9 White Rock SouthBC 64/100
10 Vancouver - FairviewBC 63/100
11 Vancouver - KitsilanoBC 63/100
12 North Vancouver — BlueridgeBC 63/100
13 Victoria - FernwoodBC 62/100
14 Saanich - CareyBC 62/100
15 Vancouver - OakridgeBC 62/100
16 Vancouver - UBCBC 62/100
17 Victoria - Fort StreetBC 61/100
18 Saanich - Cordova BayBC 61/100
19 Saanich - Gordon HeadBC 61/100
20 White RockBC 60/100

Wildfire exposure from the NRCan Canadian National Fire Database (NFDB), measured as total area burned within 50 km of the community centroid over the last 30 years. This reflects historical fire occurrence, not wildland-urban interface (WUI) engineering risk, and is not a substitute for a professional wildfire risk assessment. NorthScore computed from Statistics Canada PMD 2021, CSI, ECCC Climate Normals, AQHI, NPRI, NRCan hazard data, CMHC, and GTFS transit data. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.