California Fire Hazard API
Critical fire hazard severity data for California locations. Help protect lives and property with accurate, up-to-date fire risk information.
Critical fire hazard severity data for California locations. Help protect lives and property with accurate, up-to-date fire risk information.
Official California Fire Hazard Data
Updated April 2024
Life-Saving Information At Your Fingertips
Get precise numerical risk scores and categories that help evaluate wildfire danger for any location.
Fast API responses deliver critical fire hazard information when you need it most.
Clear documentation and straightforward endpoints make it easy to add to your applications.
How to Use Our API
Simple RESTful endpoints provide all the data you need
GET /Returns the API status and available endpoints.
GET /fire-hazard?lat=34.05&lon=-118.25Returns detailed fire hazard information for the specified coordinates.
{
"in_hazard_zone": false,
"hazard_zone": null,
"nearest_hazard_zone": {
"id": 20847,
"severity": "Very High",
"classification": "Recommended LRA Very High",
"explanation": "Local Responsibility Area recommended as Very High fire hazard severity.",
"distance_km": 2.067
},
"risk_assessment": {
"score": 0.5232,
"category": "High",
"description": "High fire risk area. Properties in this area have a significant probability of being affected by wildfires."
}
}GET /fire-hazard/radius?lat=34.05&lon=-118.25&radius=5Returns all fire hazard zones within the specified radius (in kilometers), including their geometries and risk assessments.
Who Can Benefit
Provide fire risk information to potential homebuyers and include fire hazard data in property listings.
Assess property risk levels to better inform insurance policy pricing and coverage decisions.
Help emergency services identify high-risk areas for fire prevention and response planning.