Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainWildfire low, radon 2.5%: how Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast stands on hazards
Wildfire is rare near Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast: 0.3% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.007% a year. Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.22 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast grades B− for hazard risk, with wildfire counted against it.
What stands out about Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast’s hazards
For Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast, from NRCan’s seismic model, Health Canada’s radon survey, the national burned-area record and the flood map inventory.
What Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast faces
Each hazard against its own yardstick; meters run from low to high on that yardstick.
Wildfire
Earthquakes
Radon
Flood study
Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast grades B− for hazard risk
The grade weighs Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast’s seismic risk and radon equally, and wildfire is one-sided: a high band counts against a town, a low one earns nothing.
Its place: #174 of 254 in British Columbia and #1,762 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.
Wildfire is rare near Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast: 0.3% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986, 0.1% within 5 km
Past fire around Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast’s homes, from the national burned-area record, with the fuel within 5 km.
Low: the land around Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast burns at 0.007% a year, where the typical Canadian town sees 0.000%.
Within 5 km of Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast, 77% of the land is forest fuel; widen the ring to 25 km and it is 85%.
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
In the upper half in British Columbia but far from Oliver (0.98%): Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast ranks 109th of 255, at 0.007% a year.
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.
Some fire is mapped around Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast, but not enough to leave the low band, where 92% of Canada’s 2,610 towns are; 7.5% rank higher.
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.
The flood map inventory lists nothing for Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast
What Canada’s Flood Map Inventory lists for Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast: who studied flooding and where to see their maps.
No flood study on the national inventory covers Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast; ask the municipality, which is the authority for its flood maps.
Towns with a flood study on file
Flood maps are common in British Columbia, 76% of towns against 58% nationally, but none in the inventory touches Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast.
NRCan Canada Flood Map Inventory: a study footprint touching the town’s boundary; towns of 2,500 people or more.
Flood mapping is shown for Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast 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.”
Shaking is Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast’s costliest hazard: $0.22 a year per $1,000
Expected yearly building losses from earthquakes, from Natural Resources Canada’s model.
At $0.22 per $1,000, Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast carries roughly 7.3 times the typical Canadian town’s earthquake risk ($0.030).
Shaking damage a year per $1,000 of building value
Earthquake risk in British Columbia peaks in Duncan ($1.33); Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast, at $0.22, is below the median of $0.36.
NRCan seismic risk model (2022): mean yearly building loss per $1,000 of value; medians of towns of 2,500 people or more.
Only 7.5% of Canada’s 2,611 towns expect more shaking damage than Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast.
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).
What a quake does after the shaking, fire, landslides, tsunami, falls outside NRCan’s figure for Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast.
Natural Resources Canada, Canada’s Seismic Risk Model (2022), by census subdivision (2016 boundaries; a few 2021 subdivisions take their residents’ mean).
Radon runs low around Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast: 2.5% of tested homes over the guideline
Long-term radon tests in homes across the survey area, against Health Canada’s guideline. · Measured across the North Shore/Coast Garibaldi health region: radon tests
Radon runs below the typical Canadian town (6.6%) in Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast’s area, at 2.5%.
Tested homes over 200 Bq/m³
Over 600 Bq/m³
More homes top the guideline around Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast (2.5%) than in the typical town in British Columbia (1.8%).
Health Canada radon survey (2009–2011), by 2007 health region; medians of towns of 2,500 people or more.
Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast is in the lowest band, with 37% of Canada’s 2,611 towns: under 5% of tests over the guideline, while 63% have more.
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 F, Sunshine Coast 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 F, Sunshine Coast
Alerts for Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast 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 F, Sunshine Coast 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 F, Sunshine Coast
Wildfire band, earthquake risk, radon and flood studies for each place nearby.
| Town | Wildfire | Quake $/1,000 | Radon | Flood study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast | Low | $0.22 | 2.5% | None listed |
| Gibsons 5,090 · 4.0 km | Low | $0.48 | 2.5% | None listed |
| Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast 4,279 · 6.0 km | Low | $0.45 | 2.5% | None listed |
| Roberts Creek 3,779 · 11 km | Low | $0.38 | 2.5% | None listed |
| Bowen Island 4,501 · 12 km | Low | $0.15 | 2.5% | None listed |
| Lions Bay 1,375 · 18 km | Low | $0.34 | 2.5% | None listed |
The fire record around Roberts Creek is a touch heavier than Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast’s, but the band is the same: low (here low).
Radon is the survey area’s figure, so neighbours in one area share it.
Get ready for what Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast faces
What to do about the hazards Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast faces, and what to ask before you buy.
- 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.
- Drop, cover and hold on.
- Strap the water heater down.
- Keep 72 hours of supplies.
- Has it had a radon test?
- Ask the municipality for flood maps.
- Are flood and wildfire insured?
- Is earthquake cover included?
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Earthquakes are modelled. The earthquake figure is an expected loss, not a forecast, worked out by NRCan for each census subdivision, Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast’s included.
- 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 F, Sunshine Coast.
- 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 F, Sunshine Coast 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 F, Sunshine Coast without grading them.
Questions about flooding and hazards in Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast
Is Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast at risk of wildfire?
Less than most of Canada: 0.3% of the land within 25 km of Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast has burned since 1986, the last in 2019, a low band that leaves Risk alone.
Is radon a problem in Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast?
In Health Canada’s survey, 2.5% of 81 homes tested in Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast’s area were above 200 Bq/m³, though only a test tells you about one house.
How is Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast’s Hazard risk Grade worked out?
Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast’s Hazard risk grade is B−, built on earthquakes and radon with a one-sided wildfire input.
How big is the earthquake risk in Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast?
In NRCan’s seismic model, Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast’s buildings lose $0.22 per $1,000 of value in an average year.
Does Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast flood?
Nothing is listed for Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast on the national inventory (0); local maps may still exist with the municipality.
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).