Where wildfire risk is on the rise

A new assessment from First Street Foundation shows as the climate gets hotter and extreme conditions get worse, the likelihood that homes will be hit by wildfire increases for most of the country.

Percent increase in burn probability between 2022–2052

Notes

The increase in burn probability is shown only for counties that already had risk in 2022.

Source: First Street Foundation

Credit: Koko Nakajima/NPR