Photo: Canmenwalker · CC BY 4.0H-Section (bramalea) faces fewer hazards than 89% of Canadian towns
For H-Section (bramalea), wildfire history is close to nil: 0% of nearby land since 1986, 0.000% a year. NRCan expects $0.030 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in H-Section (bramalea), near the typical $0.030. Radon is lower than usual: 0% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. H-Section (bramalea) grades A for hazard risk; wildfire is low here, so it earns no credit.
What stands out about H-Section (bramalea)’s hazards
For H-Section (bramalea), from NRCan’s seismic model, Health Canada’s radon survey, the national burned-area record and the flood map inventory.
What H-Section (bramalea) faces
Each hazard against its own yardstick; meters run from low to high on that yardstick.
Wildfire
Earthquakes
Radon
Flood study
Hazard risk in H-Section (bramalea): A
Two inputs always count for H-Section (bramalea), earthquakes and radon; the third, wildfire, counts only against a town.
Its place: #105 of 866 in Ontario and #417 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.
Wildfire is rare near H-Section (bramalea): 0% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986, 0% within 5 km
Fires mapped since 1986 around where H-Section (bramalea)’s residents live, and the fuel next to their homes.
The land within 25 km of H-Section (bramalea) burns at 0.000% a year on average, the low band; the typical Canadian town: 0.000%.
Only 3.8% of the land within 25 km of H-Section (bramalea) is forest fuel, and 0.1% close in.
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 Ontario · highest of 871
Of the 871 towns in Ontario, 638 have a burn rate that rounds to zero, H-Section (bramalea) among them; Sioux Lookout leads at 0.16% 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.
Like most of Canada’s 2,610 towns (92%), H-Section (bramalea) is in the low band, with a burn rate of zero to three decimals; 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.
H-Section (bramalea) is on the flood map inventory: 1 study, by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority
Flood studies whose area touches H-Section (bramalea), from NRCan’s inventory, each linked to its owner.
For H-Section (bramalea) the inventory points to Toronto Regional Conservation Authority’s 2021 study, whose map is the one to check.
| Study | By | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Floodline Consolidation | Toronto Regional Conservation Authority | 2021 | final |
Towns with a flood study on file
Mapping in Ontario reaches 69% of towns, H-Section (bramalea) included, beside 58% across Canada.
NRCan Canada Flood Map Inventory: a study footprint touching the town’s boundary; towns of 2,500 people or more.
Flood studies don’t enter the grade; they are listed so you can open the official map for H-Section (bramalea).
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.
Earthquakes cost buildings in H-Section (bramalea) $0.030 per $1,000 a year
NRCan’s seismic risk model: the damage shaking is expected to do to buildings each year, on average over many years.
At $0.030 per $1,000, H-Section (bramalea)’s earthquake risk is the typical Canadian town’s $0.030.
For earthquake risk, the only official count covers all of the city of Brampton, H-Section (bramalea) included.
Shaking damage a year per $1,000 of building value
Below the middle in Ontario: H-Section (bramalea)’s $0.030 against a median of $0.043; Alexandria has $0.21.
NRCan seismic risk model (2022): mean yearly building loss per $1,000 of value; medians of towns of 2,500 people or more.
H-Section (bramalea)’s earthquake risk lands near the centre of Canada’s range; 48% of the 2,611 towns are higher.
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 H-Section (bramalea) 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).
Little radon around H-Section (bramalea): 0% of area homes over the guideline
Health Canada’s survey of long-term home tests: the share above the 200 Bq/m³ guideline.
A lower share than most: 0% of tested homes around H-Section (bramalea), the typical Canadian town 6.6%.
Tested homes over 200 Bq/m³
Over 600 Bq/m³
Fewer homes top the guideline around H-Section (bramalea) (0%) than in the typical town in Ontario (4%).
Health Canada radon survey (2009–2011), by 2007 health region; medians of towns of 2,500 people or more.
Radon rarely tops the guideline around H-Section (bramalea), as for 37% of Canada’s 2,611 towns; 63% see 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 H-Section (bramalea) 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). · Not measured by town: radon tests (the Peel Regional Health Unit)
Where to get warnings in H-Section (bramalea)
Alerts for H-Section (bramalea) 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 H-Section (bramalea) 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 H-Section (bramalea)
The same four hazards for the places next door.
| Town | Wildfire | Quake $/1,000 | Radon | Flood study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-Section (bramalea) | Low | $0.030 | 0% | Yes |
| Bramalea Woods 6,521 · 1.1 km | Low | $0.030 | 0% | Yes |
| Norton Park 8,402 · 1.3 km | Low | $0.030 | 0% | Yes |
| E-F-K-Section (bramalea) 13,596 · 1.5 km | Low | $0.030 | 0% | Yes |
| M-Section (bramalea) 9,901 · 1.7 km | Low | $0.030 | 0% | Yes |
| G-Section (bramalea) 8,224 · 1.8 km | Low | $0.030 | 0% | Yes |
| A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea) 16,400 · 2.1 km | Low | $0.030 | 0% | Yes |
Fire is no heavier anywhere nearby than around H-Section (bramalea) (low), with Bramalea Woods next at low.
Radon is the survey area’s figure, so neighbours in one area share it.
Get ready for what H-Section (bramalea) faces
What to do about the hazards H-Section (bramalea) 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.
- 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
- Flood studies aren’t flood zones. NRCan’s inventory says where flood mapping exists, not where water goes; the map’s owner is the authority for H-Section (bramalea).
- Radon is a survey. About 14,000 homes were tested across Canada in 2009–2011, and the share over the guideline for H-Section (bramalea) is its health region’s, the survey’s design unit.
- 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 H-Section (bramalea).
- Earthquakes are modelled. The earthquake figure is an expected loss, not a forecast, worked out by NRCan for each census subdivision, H-Section (bramalea)’s included.
Questions about flooding and hazards in H-Section (bramalea)
Is radon a problem in H-Section (bramalea)?
In Health Canada’s survey, 0% of 90 homes tested in H-Section (bramalea)’s area were above 200 Bq/m³, though only a test tells you about one house.
Is H-Section (bramalea) at risk of wildfire?
Hardly at all on record: 0% of the land within 25 km of H-Section (bramalea) since 1986, a low band, though small grass fires aren’t mapped.
Does H-Section (bramalea) flood?
There is flood mapping for H-Section (bramalea) on the national inventory, each study linked to its owner’s map, none of them graded.
How big is the earthquake risk in H-Section (bramalea)?
About $0.030 a year per $1,000 of building value, NRCan’s long-run expectation for H-Section (bramalea).
How is H-Section (bramalea)’s Hazard risk Grade worked out?
H-Section (bramalea)’s Hazard risk grade is A, built on earthquakes and radon with a one-sided wildfire input.
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).