Englemount-Lawrence faces few natural hazards: little fire nearby, low seismic risk, radon over the guideline in 2.7% of tested homes
For Englemount-Lawrence, wildfire history is close to nil: 0% of nearby land since 1986, 0.000% a year. Earthquake risk in Englemount-Lawrence is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.043 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. Hazard risk gives Englemount-Lawrence a grade of A−, from earthquakes and radon alone.
What stands out about Englemount-Lawrence’s hazards
For Englemount-Lawrence, from NRCan’s seismic model, Health Canada’s radon survey, the national burned-area record and the flood map inventory.
What Englemount-Lawrence faces
Each hazard against its own yardstick; meters run from low to high on that yardstick.
Wildfire
Earthquakes
Radon
Flood study
Hazard risk in Englemount-Lawrence: A−
Two inputs always count for Englemount-Lawrence, earthquakes and radon; the third, wildfire, counts only against a town.
Its place: #285 of 866 in Ontario and #700 of 2,589 Canadian towns.
How sure: The seismic figure is a long-run average from NRCan’s model, not a prediction. The radon share rests on 74 home tests in the survey area, so a few homes move it. The burned-area record misses fires under about 10 ha and most grass and farm fires.
Little of the land around Englemount-Lawrence has burned: 0% within 5 km, 0% within 25 km since 1986
Fires mapped since 1986 around where Englemount-Lawrence’s residents live, and the fuel next to their homes.
The yearly burn rate around Englemount-Lawrence is 0.000%, low beside 0.000% for the typical Canadian town.
Forest makes up 0.1% of the land within 5 km of Englemount-Lawrence and 1.6% within 25 km, little for a forest fire to run through.
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, Englemount-Lawrence 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.
Only 7.5% of Canada’s 2,610 towns are above the low band, which holds 92%; Englemount-Lawrence, at a rounded zero, is far from them.
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 Englemount-Lawrence
Flood studies whose area touches Englemount-Lawrence, from NRCan’s inventory, each linked to its owner.
Nationally, Englemount-Lawrence has no listed flood study; the municipality is the place to ask.
Towns with a flood study on file
Missing from a well-mapped province: Englemount-Lawrence has no study, where 69% of towns in Ontario have one against 58% nationally.
NRCan Canada Flood Map Inventory: a study footprint touching the town’s boundary; towns of 2,500 people or more.
Listed, not scored: a flood study proves a map exists, not that Englemount-Lawrence 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.”
Expected shaking damage in Englemount-Lawrence: $0.043 a year per $1,000
NRCan’s seismic risk model: the damage shaking is expected to do to buildings each year, on average over many years.
Englemount-Lawrence’s $0.043 is close to the typical town’s $0.030 (1.4 times as much).
Shaking damage a year per $1,000 of building value
Earthquake risk around Englemount-Lawrence ($0.043) matches the middle in Ontario ($0.043), far from Alexandria’s $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.
Around half of Canada’s 2,611 towns expect more shaking damage than Englemount-Lawrence (36%).
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).
Only shaking damage to buildings in Englemount-Lawrence is counted; landslides, liquefaction, tsunami and fire after a quake aren’t.
Natural Resources Canada, Canada’s Seismic Risk Model (2022), by census subdivision (2016 boundaries; a few 2021 subdivisions take their residents’ mean). · Area behind the earthquake risk figures: the city of Toronto
Little radon around Englemount-Lawrence: 2.7% of area homes over the guideline
Health Canada’s survey of long-term home tests: the share above the 200 Bq/m³ guideline.
Englemount-Lawrence’s area, at 2.7%, is below the 6.6% of the typical Canadian town, though any one home can still be high. Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the City of Toronto Health Unit, with Englemount-Lawrence one part of it.
Tested homes over 200 Bq/m³
Over 600 Bq/m³
Fewer homes top the guideline around Englemount-Lawrence (2.7%) 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.
The quietest radon band, under 5%, holds 37% of Canada’s 2,611 towns and Englemount-Lawrence; 63% sit 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.
A low area share in Englemount-Lawrence doesn’t clear a house, nor does a high one condemn it: test.
Health Canada, Cross-Canada Survey of Radon Concentrations in Homes (2009–2011).
Where to get warnings in Englemount-Lawrence
Alerts for Englemount-Lawrence 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. |
Alert Ready carries evacuation orders for Englemount-Lawrence to phones; CWFIS shows the day’s fire danger.
Weather alerts (ECCC) · Alert Ready · Fire danger and active fires (CWFIS)
Hazards in the places around Englemount-Lawrence
The same four hazards for the places next door.
| Town | Wildfire | Quake $/1,000 | Radon | Flood study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Englemount-Lawrence | Low | $0.043 | 2.7% | None listed |
| Bedford Park-Nortown 22,376 · 1.6 km | Low | $0.043 | 2.7% | Yes |
| Forest Hill North 12,432 · 1.7 km | Low | $0.043 | 2.7% | None listed |
| Yorkdale-Glen Park 17,043 · 1.9 km | Low | $0.043 | 2.7% | None listed |
| Briar Hill-Belgravia 14,590 · 2.4 km | Low | $0.043 | 2.7% | None listed |
| Lawrence Park South 15,018 · 2.4 km | Low | $0.043 | 2.7% | Yes |
| Clanton Park 17,673 · 2.7 km | Low | $0.043 | 2.7% | Yes |
The neighbour with the most fire is Bedford Park-Nortown (low), still no more than Englemount-Lawrence (low).
Radon is the survey area’s figure, so neighbours in one area share it.
Get ready for what Englemount-Lawrence faces
What to do about the hazards Englemount-Lawrence 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?
- Ask the municipality for flood maps.
- Are flood and wildfire insured?
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Wildfire counts one way. For Englemount-Lawrence, wildfire means how much nearby land burned in the past forty years, a one-way input that can pull Risk down and nothing more.
- Flood studies aren’t flood zones. Flood studies cover areas of every size, which is why the page lists them for Englemount-Lawrence without grading them.
- Earthquakes are modelled. Seismic risk is NRCan’s model of yearly building losses from shaking, averaged over many years and given for Englemount-Lawrence’s census subdivision (a neighbourhood shows its city’s).
- 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 Englemount-Lawrence until then.
Questions about flooding and hazards in Englemount-Lawrence
Is radon a problem in Englemount-Lawrence?
Around Englemount-Lawrence, 74 survey homes were tested and 2.7% came in over 200 Bq/m³, a guide to the area, not to any one home.
How big is the earthquake risk in Englemount-Lawrence?
Expected earthquake damage in Englemount-Lawrence comes to $0.043 a year for each $1,000 that buildings are worth.
Is Englemount-Lawrence at risk of wildfire?
Hardly at all on record: 0% of the land within 25 km of Englemount-Lawrence since 1986, a low band, though small grass fires aren’t mapped.
Does Englemount-Lawrence flood?
With 0 studies on the inventory, Englemount-Lawrence’s flood risk is unmapped nationally; check with the municipality before buying.
How is Englemount-Lawrence’s Hazard risk Grade worked out?
Englemount-Lawrence grades A− for hazard risk, from earthquakes and radon, with wildfire counted only where it lowers 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).