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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 73/100
2 Vancouver - Dunbar-SouthlandsBC 71/100
3 Victoria - FairfieldBC 69/100
4 Vancouver - South GranvilleBC 67/100
5 Saanich — UniversityBC 66/100
6 Saanich - Cordova BayBC 65/100
7 Vancouver - DunbarBC 65/100
8 Vancouver - KerrisdaleBC 65/100
9 Vancouver - Point GreyBC 65/100
10 Vancouver - KitsilanoBC 64/100
11 Victoria - Oak Bay NorthBC 64/100
12 White Rock SouthBC 64/100
13 Vancouver - FairviewBC 63/100
14 North Vancouver — BlueridgeBC 63/100
15 Victoria - Fort StreetBC 62/100
16 Victoria - FernwoodBC 62/100
17 Saanich - CareyBC 62/100
18 Saanich - Gordon HeadBC 62/100
19 Vancouver - OakridgeBC 62/100
20 Vancouver - UBCBC 62/100

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.