A flood study covers Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George: 2 on the national inventory, the newest from Province of B.C. - Water, Lands, and Resource Stewardship
Burn scars are few around Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George, with 0.5% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.01% a year). Seismic risk runs low: $0.014 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%. Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George grades B for hazard risk, with wildfire counted against it.
What stands out about Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George’s hazards
For Electoral Area D, 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 D, Fraser-Fort George faces
Each hazard against its own yardstick; meters run from low to high on that yardstick.
Wildfire
Earthquakes
Radon
Flood study
Hazard risk in Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George: B
For Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George, Risk will be the average of earthquakes and radon, with wildfire added only if it makes the average worse.
Its place: #32 of 254 in British Columbia and #1,460 of 2,589 Canadian towns.
How sure: Earthquake losses are a model’s expectation over many years, not a forecast for any one. The burned-area record misses fires under about 10 ha and most grass and farm fires.
Little of the land around Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George has burned: 0.2% within 5 km, 0.5% within 25 km since 1986
Past fire around Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George’s homes, from the national burned-area record, with the fuel within 5 km.
Fire claims 0.01% of the land around Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George each year, a low band, with the typical Canadian town at 0.000%.
Within 5 km of Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George, 65% of the land is forest fuel; widen the ring to 25 km and it is 79%.
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
Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George sits mid-table in British Columbia: 95th of 255 towns, at 0.01% a year, well behind Oliver (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.
7.5% of Canada’s 2,610 towns burn fast enough to rank moderate or above; Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George stays low, with 92%.
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.
Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George is on the flood map inventory: 2 studies, latest by Province of B.C. - Water, Lands, and Resource Stewardship
What Canada’s Flood Map Inventory lists for Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George: who studied flooding and where to see their maps.
2 studies on the inventory touch Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George, the newest Province of B.C. - Water, Lands, and Resource Stewardship’s from 2025, and their areas can be large, so they say maps exist, not that the town floods.
| 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 |
Towns with a flood study on file
Its flood study puts Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George with 76% of towns in British Columbia; Canada’s share is 58%.
NRCan Canada Flood Map Inventory: a study footprint touching the town’s boundary; towns of 2,500 people or more.
The 2 studies touching Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George are spread over time, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Study dates as the NRCan inventory lists them, one count per study touching Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George.
Listed, not scored: a flood study proves a map exists, not that Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George floods.
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.
Low seismic risk in Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George: $0.014 per $1,000 of buildings a year
Expected yearly building losses from earthquakes, from Natural Resources Canada’s model.
Shaking costs the typical town $0.030 a year; in Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George it is only $0.014, 0.5 times as much.
Shaking damage a year per $1,000 of building value
At $0.014, Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George is below the typical town in British Columbia ($0.36); Duncan is highest at $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: 73% of its 2,611 towns sit above Electoral Area D, 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 D, 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).
12% of homes tested around Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George are over the radon guideline
Long-term radon tests in homes across the survey area, against Health Canada’s guideline.
the typical Canadian town has 6.6% over the guideline; Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George’s area has 12%.
Tested homes over 200 Bq/m³
Over 600 Bq/m³
Around Electoral Area D, 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.
4.6% of Canada’s 2,611 towns have a higher share of homes over 200 Bq/m³ than Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George, in the 10–20% band with 22%.
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.
Health Canada advises testing every home, Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George’s included, whatever the area’s figure.
Health Canada, Cross-Canada Survey of Radon Concentrations in Homes (2009–2011). · Area behind the radon tests figures: the Northern Interior health region
Where to get warnings in Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George
Alerts for Electoral Area D, 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. |
Fire danger and active fires near Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George are mapped daily by the Canadian Wildland Fire Information System; evacuation orders come from the municipality or province.
Weather alerts (ECCC) · Alert Ready · Fire danger and active fires (CWFIS)
Hazards in the places around Electoral Area D, 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 D, Fraser-Fort George | Low | $0.014 | 12% | Yes |
| Prince George 85,944 · 14 km | Low | $0.012 | 12% | Yes |
| Electoral Area F, Fraser-Fort George 1,402 · 16 km | Low | $0.016 | 12% | Yes |
None of the places around has more fire nearby than Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George (low); Electoral Area F, Fraser-Fort George comes closest (low).
Radon is the survey area’s figure, so neighbours in one area share it.
Get ready for what Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George faces
Practical steps for Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George’s hazards, most pressing first.
- 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.
- Clear needles and wood nearby.
- Keep a grab-and-go bag ready.
- In smoke, stay in; filter air.
- Has it had a radon test?
- Check the address on the flood map.
- 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 D, Fraser-Fort George.
- Radon is a survey. Health Canada’s survey tested some 14,000 homes over three months; until postal-area boundaries are loaded, Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George takes its 2007 health region’s share.
- Earthquakes are modelled. The earthquake figure is an expected loss, not a forecast, worked out by NRCan for each census subdivision, Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George’s included.
- Flood studies aren’t flood zones. The flood inventory points to maps; it is incomplete and not the official source, so ask the municipality about any street in Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George.
Questions about flooding and hazards in Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George
Is radon a problem in Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George?
The area’s survey found 12% of 208 tested homes above Health Canada’s guideline, so a three-month test is worth doing in Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George.
Is Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George at risk of wildfire?
Some, but Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George’s low band (0.5% of nearby land burned since 1986, latest 2025) is short of the level that counts.
How big is the earthquake risk in Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George?
In NRCan’s seismic model, Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George’s buildings lose $0.014 per $1,000 of value in an average year.
How is Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George’s Hazard risk Grade worked out?
Hazard risk gives Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George B, weighing earthquakes and radon and counting wildfire only against it.
Does Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George flood?
The inventory lists a study touching Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George; whether a given street floods is on that map, not in 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).