Wildfire Risk in Florida

All Florida counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index wildfire score

Wildfire risk — uncontrolled fires that spread across wildland and into communities — is rated for 67 of 67 Florida counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Orange County carries the state's highest wildfire score at 97.4, with $9M in expected annual wildfire losses.

No Florida county reaches the High band for wildfire, and expected annual losses from wildfire total roughly $112M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Wildfire

#CountyWildfire ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Orange County
97.4
Medium 0.01 / yr $9M
2 Brevard County
97.2
Medium 0.01 / yr $8M
3 Broward County
97.0
Medium 0.01 / yr $7M
4 Polk County
97.0
Medium 0.01 / yr $7M
5 Miami-Dade County
96.9
Medium 0.01 / yr $5M
6 Marion County
96.8
Medium 0.00 / yr $5M
7 Lee County
96.6
Medium 0.01 / yr $5M
8 Collier County
96.4
Medium 0.01 / yr $4M
9 Volusia County
96.3
Medium 0.01 / yr $5M
10 Lake County
96.0
Medium 0.01 / yr $4M
11 Hillsborough County
95.7
Medium 0.01 / yr $4M
12 Pasco County
95.4
Medium 0.01 / yr $4M
13 Palm Beach County
95.3
Medium 0.01 / yr $3M
14 Alachua County
95.2
Medium 0.00 / yr $4M
15 Osceola County
94.8
Medium 0.01 / yr $4M
16 Sarasota County
93.3
Medium 0.01 / yr $2M
17 Hendry County
93.3
Medium 0.01 / yr $1M
18 Highlands County
92.7
Medium 0.01 / yr $1M
19 Charlotte County
92.5
Medium 0.01 / yr $2M
20 Seminole County
92.3
Medium 0.01 / yr $2M
21 Sumter County
92.3
Medium 0.00 / yr $1M
22 Manatee County
90.5
Medium 0.01 / yr $1M
23 Citrus County
90.5
Medium 0.00 / yr $1M
24 Putnam County
90.5
Medium 0.00 / yr $1M
25 Martin County
90.4
Medium 0.01 / yr $1M
26 Leon County
90.0
Medium 0.00 / yr $1M
27 Duval County
89.9
Medium 0.00 / yr $1M
28 Okeechobee County
89.9
Medium 0.01 / yr $855K
29 St. Johns County
89.4
Medium 0.00 / yr $2M
30 Indian River County
88.2
Low 0.01 / yr $863K
31 Flagler County
88.2
Low 0.01 / yr $873K
32 Columbia County
88.1
Low 0.00 / yr $795K
33 Hernando County
88.0
Low 0.00 / yr $870K
34 Glades County
87.7
Low 0.01 / yr $569K
35 Levy County
87.3
Low 0.00 / yr $552K
36 St. Lucie County
86.6
Low 0.00 / yr $764K
37 Nassau County
86.5
Low 0.00 / yr $968K
38 DeSoto County
84.5
Low 0.01 / yr $387K
39 Wakulla County
84.5
Low 0.00 / yr $852K
40 Clay County
82.9
Low 0.00 / yr $716K
41 Hardee County
82.9
Low 0.01 / yr $505K
42 Escambia County
82.6
Low 0.00 / yr $533K
43 Suwannee County
81.9
Low 0.00 / yr $401K
44 Taylor County
81.4
Low 0.00 / yr $306K
45 Santa Rosa County
81.3
Low 0.00 / yr $608K
46 Pinellas County
81.1
Low 0.00 / yr $377K
47 Bradford County
80.8
Low 0.00 / yr $402K
48 Gadsden County
79.6
Low 0.00 / yr $246K
49 Franklin County
77.6
Low 0.00 / yr $244K
50 Gilchrist County
77.2
Low 0.00 / yr $233K
51 Baker County
76.2
Low 0.00 / yr $328K
52 Bay County
75.7
Low 0.00 / yr $294K
53 Okaloosa County
75.7
Low 0.00 / yr $307K
54 Walton County
75.7
Low 0.00 / yr $255K
55 Gulf County
74.2
Low 0.00 / yr $202K
56 Union County
73.9
Low 0.00 / yr $231K
57 Dixie County
72.9
Low 0.00 / yr $182K
58 Jefferson County
71.3
Low 0.00 / yr $114K
59 Hamilton County
69.3
Low 0.00 / yr $106K
60 Liberty County
68.6
Low 0.00 / yr $140K
61 Madison County
63.5
Low 0.00 / yr $77K
62 Monroe County
61.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $85K
63 Washington County
60.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $75K
64 Lafayette County
59.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $74K
65 Calhoun County
59.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $61K
66 Jackson County
49.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $34K
67 Holmes County
32.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $15K

67 Florida counties with measurable wildfire risk. See the national wildfire ranking or all Florida counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Florida county has the highest wildfire risk?

Orange County has the highest FEMA wildfire risk score in Florida at 97.4 (Medium), with $9M in expected annual losses and about 0.01 events per year.

How many Florida counties face significant wildfire risk?

67 Florida counties record measurable wildfire risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 0 of them are rated High or Very High.

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