A flood study covers Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George: 3 on the national inventory, the newest from Province of B.C. - Water, Lands, and Resource Stewardship
Wildfire is a moderate presence around Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George: 2.6% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, 0.06% a year, short of the band that counts against Risk. Seismic risk runs low: $0.011 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. More homes than usual carry radon here, 12% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Hazard risk gives Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George a grade of B; its wildfire band pulls it down.
What stands out about Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George’s hazards
For Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George, from NRCan’s seismic model, Health Canada’s radon survey, the national burned-area record and the flood map inventory.
What Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George faces
Each hazard against its own yardstick; meters run from low to high on that yardstick.
Wildfire
Earthquakes
Radon
Flood study
Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George grades B for hazard risk
Two inputs always count for Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George, earthquakes and radon; the third, wildfire, counts only against a town.
Its place: #24 of 254 in British Columbia and #1,397 of 2,589 Canadian towns.
How sure: The seismic figure is a long-run average from NRCan’s model, not a prediction. The burned-area record misses fires under about 10 ha and most grass and farm fires.
Fire reaches the land around Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George: 0.3% within 5 km, 2.6% within 25 km
Past fire around Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George’s homes, from the national burned-area record, with the fuel within 5 km.
At 0.06% of the land a year, Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George’s burn rate is moderate; the typical Canadian town sees 0.000%.
Near or far, forest fuel covers a similar share around Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George: 81% within 5 km and 77% within 25 km.
Shares of land within 5 and 25 km of populated blocks: burned at least once in 1986–2025 (CWFIS burned-area composite), forest fuel and grass (fire behaviour fuel types, 2026, 250 m grid).
Burn rate a year, towns in British Columbia · highest of 255
The land around Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George burns at 0.06% a year, the 64th highest rate of 255 towns in British Columbia; Oliver tops it at 0.98%.
Each bar: the yearly average share of land within 25 km of a town’s homes that burned, 1986–2025 (CWFIS); the seven highest towns of 2,500 people or more.
Moderate puts Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George above most of Canada’s 2,610 towns, yet 2.1% rank high or very high and 5.4% share its band.
Bands of the yearly burn rate: low under 0.05%, moderate under 0.25%, high under 1%, very high 1% or more; towns of 2,500 people or more.
Fire danger and active fires (CWFIS)
Canadian Wildland Fire Information System: National Burned Area Composite 1986–2025 and fire behaviour fuel types (2026), Natural Resources Canada. Measured within 25 km and 5 km of each populated dissemination area; past fire, not a forecast.
Flooding around Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George is mapped in 3 studies, the newest by Province of B.C. - Water, Lands, and Resource Stewardship
What Canada’s Flood Map Inventory lists for Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George: who studied flooding and where to see their maps.
The newest of 3 studies covering Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George is Province of B.C. - Water, Lands, and Resource Stewardship’s, from 2025; open its map to see the zones.
| Study | By | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser, Nechako, Salmon, and Chilako Rivers Flood Mapping Study | Province of B.C. - Water, Lands, and Resource Stewardship | 2025 | final |
| City of Prince George - Flood Risk Evaluation and Flood Control Solutions | City of Prince George | 2009 | final |
| Chilako River Floodplain Mapping (including Beaverley Creek) | Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy | 1997 | final |
Towns with a flood study on file
Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George is one of the 76% of towns in British Columbia with a flood study on file; across Canada it is 58%.
NRCan Canada Flood Map Inventory: a study footprint touching the town’s boundary; towns of 2,500 people or more.
No single decade dominates: 3 studies for Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George between the 1990s and the 2020s.
Study dates as the NRCan inventory lists them, one count per study touching Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George.
Flood mapping is shown for Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George to be opened and checked, never turned into a grade.
The inventory’s own caution (NRCan): “The Canada Flood Map (CFM) does not include every flood hazard map in Canada and may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies. It should not be relied upon as the official source of flood mapping information. Furthermore, if a map appears to be missing, this does not necessarily mean that the area has never been mapped. For the official version of a map, updated information, or confirmation of applicable regulations, please contact the local authority responsible for flood mapping.”
Natural Resources Canada, Canada Flood Map Inventory; links go to each study’s owner.
Little shaking expected in Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George: $0.011 a year per $1,000
Expected yearly building losses from earthquakes, from Natural Resources Canada’s model.
0.4 times the typical $0.030: Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George’s $0.011 is low for Canada.
Shaking damage a year per $1,000 of building value
Below the middle in British Columbia: Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George’s $0.011 against a median of $0.36; Duncan has $1.33.
NRCan seismic risk model (2022): mean yearly building loss per $1,000 of value; medians of towns of 2,500 people or more.
Toward the quiet end of Canada’s range: 85% of its 2,611 towns sit above Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George.
Each column: the share of Canada’s towns of 2,500 people or more in that range of yearly loss per $1,000 (NRCan, 2022).
For Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George the model prices shaking damage to buildings, nothing more.
Natural Resources Canada, Canada’s Seismic Risk Model (2022), by census subdivision (2016 boundaries; a few 2021 subdivisions take their residents’ mean).
Test for radon in Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George: 12% of area homes were over the guideline
Long-term radon tests in homes across the survey area, against Health Canada’s guideline.
Radon runs above the typical Canadian town (6.6%) in Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George’s area, at 12%. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Northern Interior health region, Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George included.
Tested homes over 200 Bq/m³
Over 600 Bq/m³
Around Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George, 12% of tests were over 200 Bq/m³ and 1.9% over 600, against a median of 1.8% in British Columbia.
Health Canada radon survey (2009–2011), by 2007 health region; medians of towns of 2,500 people or more.
Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George is in the 10–20% band, with 22% of Canada’s 2,611 towns; only 4.6% are higher.
Each bar: the share of Canada’s towns of 2,500 people or more whose survey area had that share of tests over 200 Bq/m³.
Neighbouring homes in Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George can differ a lot; only a long-term test tells you about yours.
Health Canada, Cross-Canada Survey of Radon Concentrations in Homes (2009–2011).
Where to get warnings in Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George
Alerts for Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George come from Environment and Climate Change Canada and, for emergencies, Alert Ready.
| Alert | What it means |
|---|---|
| Warning | Severe weather is happening or about to: act now. |
| Watch | Conditions favour severe weather: be ready. |
| Advisory | Weather that is less severe but could disrupt the day. |
| Special weather statement | Unusual weather worth knowing about. |
| Special air quality statement | Poor air, often wildfire smoke. |
Evacuation orders for Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George come from the municipality or the province, while CWFIS maps fire danger every day.
Weather alerts (ECCC) · Alert Ready · Fire danger and active fires (CWFIS)
Hazards in the places around Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George
Wildfire band, earthquake risk, radon and flood studies for each place nearby.
| Town | Wildfire | Quake $/1,000 | Radon | Flood study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George | Moderate | $0.011 | 12% | Yes |
| Prince George 85,944 · 17 km | Low | $0.012 | 12% | Yes |
Nowhere around Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George burns more: Prince George, the closest rival, is low to its moderate.
Radon is the survey area’s figure, so neighbours in one area share it.
Get ready for what Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George faces
What to do about the hazards Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George faces, and what to ask before you buy.
- Clear needles and wood nearby.
- Keep a grab-and-go bag ready.
- In smoke, stay in; filter air.
- Test for three months in winter.
- Over 200 Bq/m³: fix it.
- Kits are cheap; pros test too.
- Never drive through floodwater.
- Move papers and medicines upstairs.
- Ask whether your street is mapped.
- Has it had a radon test?
- Check the address on the flood map.
- How close is the forest edge?
- Are flood and wildfire insured?
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Wildfire counts one way. Burned land within 25 km of where people live, averaged over 1986–2025 and checked for fuel near homes, is the measure; it looks back, not ahead, and only ever counts against Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George.
- Radon is a survey. Radon figures pool the survey’s home tests by area: postal areas once their boundaries arrive, the 2007 health region around Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George until then.
- Flood studies aren’t flood zones. Flood studies cover areas of every size, which is why the page lists them for Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George without grading them.
- Earthquakes are modelled. The earthquake figure is an expected loss, not a forecast, worked out by NRCan for each census subdivision, Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George’s included.
Questions about flooding and hazards in Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George
How big is the earthquake risk in Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George?
NRCan’s model expects shaking to cost buildings in Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George $0.011 a year for every $1,000 of their value, on average over many years.
Does Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George flood?
A flood study covers Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George on Canada’s Flood Map Inventory; open the owner’s map to check a street, since flood isn’t graded.
Is radon a problem in Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George?
Around Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George, 208 survey homes were tested and 12% came in over 200 Bq/m³, a guide to the area, not to any one home.
How is Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George’s Hazard risk Grade worked out?
Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George’s Hazard risk grade is B, built on earthquakes and radon with a one-sided wildfire input.
Is Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George at risk of wildfire?
Fire has reached 2.6% of the land around Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George since 1986 (last in 2025); at moderate, it neither helps nor hurts the grade.
Seismic risk: Natural Resources Canada. Radon: Health Canada. Wildfire: Canadian Wildland Fire Information System. Flood studies: Natural Resources Canada, Canada Flood Map Inventory. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
Sources: NRCan, Canada’s Seismic Risk Model 2022 · Health Canada, Cross-Canada Survey of Radon Concentrations in Homes · CWFIS, National Burned Area Composite and FBP fuel types · NRCan, Canada Flood Map Inventory. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).