Wildfire exposure can affect defensible-space planning, insurance availability, evacuation planning, smoke exposure, and rebuild risk.
Malibu City Hall, 23825 Stuart Ranch Rd, Malibu, CA 90265
The overall score of 65 indicates a High screening result, but the risk pattern is concentrated rather than evenly distributed. Exposure is centered on wildfire and earthquake, with landslide adding another material consideration.
Use this as a screening and prioritization report. Higher scores identify locations that deserve closer review; they do not prove site-specific damage, contamination, engineering failure, or legal liability.
All currently enabled location-risk modules returned usable results.Overall Location Risk
The overall score of 65 indicates a High screening result, but the risk pattern is concentrated rather than evenly distributed. Exposure is centered on wildfire and earthquake, with landslide adding another material consideration.
Explain overall score 65 on a 0-100 scale
Top risk drivers
The strongest signals to review before making a location decision.
Earthquake exposure can affect structural retrofit needs, liquefaction questions, insurance decisions, and emergency planning.
Landslide context can affect slope stability review, drainage management, geotechnical diligence, and road or utility reliability.
Risk modules evaluated
Each module contributes to the overall score based on configured weights and data confidence.
Hydrology Risk Index: 28 (Low). Primary driver: FEMA NRI indicates elevated community-scale flood/recovery context for 800504. Key amplifier: Moderate soil runoff/drainage constraint (group D, Well drained). Key dampener: Positive freeboard margin (+172.4 ft above BFE).
Severe Weather Risk: 56 (Moderate). Primary driver is Tornado; nearby history includes 9 hail reports, 23 damaging-wind reports, and 63 tornado paths within the scoring radii.
Wildfire Risk: 100 (Very High). Primary driver is FEMA NRI wildfire context; FEMA NRI rating is Very High, and nearest MTBS perimeter is 0.0 miles away.
Earthquake Risk: 98 (Very High). Primary driver is FEMA NRI earthquake context; FEMA NRI rating is Very High, and nearest mapped Quaternary fault is 0.2 miles away.
Landslide Risk: 69 (High). Primary driver is FEMA NRI landslide context; FEMA NRI rating is Relatively Moderate, susceptibility is Very Low, and nearest mapped landslide inventory feature is 0.1 miles away.
Environmental Site Risk: 38 (Low). Primary driver is regulated facility density; nearest regulated facility is 0.06 mi, nearest cleanup site is 0.37 mi, and TRI history shows 0 reporting facilities within 5 miles.
Professional review flags
Fast scan of the diligence checks suggested by the strongest location signals.
Seismic/structural review recommended
HighEarthquake scored 98/100; nearest mapped Quaternary fault is 0.24 mi.
Environmental due-diligence review recommended
HighEnvironmental scored 38/100; nearest cleanup site is 0.37 mi and TRI history has 0 facility-years within 5 miles.
Geotechnical/slope review recommended
HighLandslide scored 69/100; nearest mapped inventory feature is 0.07 mi.
Hydrology Risk Index
Hydrology Risk Index: 28 (Low). Primary driver: FEMA NRI indicates elevated community-scale flood/recovery context for 800504. Key amplifier: Moderate soil runoff/drainage constraint (group D, Well drained). Key dampener: Positive freeboard margin (+172.4 ft above BFE).
Confidence: FEMA confidence: High. Inside a FEMA flood polygon at this coordinate. BFE is not expected for this FEMA zone. Water confidence: High. Nearest NHD feature found and distance computed. Terrain confidence: High. Rainfall confidence: High. Soil confidence: High. NRI confidence: High.
FEMA Flood
Terrain Drainage
Surface Water
Design Rainfall
Soil Drainage
Community Context
Indicators
Detailed hydrology evidence FEMA flood, terrain, surface water, rainfall, soil, and community context
FEMA Flood
Inside FEMA zone X (outside SFHA). Review local flood conditions, insurance needs, and elevation context carefully. Freeboard: +172.4 ft vs BFE.
Key facts
Indicators
Recommendations
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Use BFE as a design constraintMediumTreat BFE as a conservative planning constraint until ground elevation & slope risk are integrated.Ref: ASCE 24
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Emergency readinessLowMaintain an emergency plan (evacuation routes, critical asset protection, and communications).Ref: FEMA preparedness
Terrain Drainage
Elevation 65 m. Terrain is steep with rugged (confidence: high). Ponding susceptibility is low.
Key facts
Indicators
Recommendations
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General storm readinessLowTerrain suggests lower ponding susceptibility. Keep basic stormwater maintenance and emergency readiness.Ref: Preparedness
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Erosion/runoff controlMediumSteeper slopes shed water quickly; watch for erosion and protect downslope assets and drainage channels.Ref: Erosion control
Surface Water
Nearest mapped hydrographic feature is an ephemeral stream or wash: Unnamed Stream/River — Ephemeral at 0.09 miles. This indicates potential flash-flood or storm-drainage pathway context, not persistent open-water exposure. This module is a mapped hydrography exposure signal and does not imply FEMA flood zone classification. Site is +10.0 m relative to the nearest water point.
Key facts
Indicators
Recommendations
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Consider mitigation planningMediumModerate proximity to surface water. Consider runoff pathways and localized flooding potential.Ref: Risk mitigation
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Cross-check with FEMA flood zonesLowUse FEMA flood zones as the primary flood risk indicator; water proximity is context.Ref: FEMA / NFIP
Design Rainfall Stress
Design Rainfall Stress Index: 45 (Moderate). 100-year 24-hour rainfall is 7.54 inches. 100-year 1-hour rainfall is 1.48 inches. Primary stress driver: 24-hour rainfall accumulation.
Key facts
Indicators
Recommendations
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Include design rainfall in drainage reviewMediumRainfall stress is moderate. Combine NOAA rainfall with soil, slope, and nearby water context before finalizing drainage assumptions.Ref: NOAA Atlas 14
Soil Runoff & Drainage
Soil Runoff & Drainage Index: 45 (Moderate). Hydrologic group D; drainage class Well drained. Hydrologic group D with Well drained drainage indicates high runoff potential and limited infiltration under storm loading. Ponding is not specifically indicated by the available gSSURGO attributes.
Key facts
Indicators
Recommendations
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Do not assume high infiltration capacityHighHydrologic group D or dual D classification can substantially limit infiltration-based mitigation. Confirm with site-specific soil/geotechnical information before design.Ref: Hydrologic Soil Group
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Include soil drainage in stormwater reviewMediumSoil hydrology indicates moderate runoff or drainage constraints. Combine this with NOAA rainfall, terrain, and nearby water context.Ref: NRCS gSSURGO
FEMA NRI Community Context
FEMA NRI Community Context: 96 (Very High) for 800504. Flood context is Riverine: Very High; Coastal: Relatively High; overall community risk is Very High. Use this as community-scale context, not a parcel flood-zone determination.
Key facts
Indicators
Recommendations
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Use community flood context in prioritizationMediumFEMA NRI indicates elevated community-scale flood or recovery concern. Prioritize this asset for continuity planning when parcel-level hydrology is also elevated.Ref: FEMA National Risk Index
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Review recovery and access assumptionsMediumSocial vulnerability or lower community resilience can affect recovery timelines, emergency access, and tenant/customer continuity after flood events.Ref: NRI social vulnerability / community resilience
Severe Weather Risk
Severe Weather Risk: 56 (Moderate). Primary driver is Tornado; nearby history includes 9 hail reports, 23 damaging-wind reports, and 63 tornado paths within the scoring radii.
Indicators
Wildfire Risk
Wildfire Risk: 100 (Very High). Primary driver is FEMA NRI wildfire context; FEMA NRI rating is Very High, and nearest MTBS perimeter is 0.0 miles away.
Indicators
Earthquake Risk
Earthquake Risk: 98 (Very High). Primary driver is FEMA NRI earthquake context; FEMA NRI rating is Very High, and nearest mapped Quaternary fault is 0.2 miles away.
Indicators
Environmental Site Risk
Environmental Site Risk: 38 (Low). Primary driver is regulated facility density; nearest regulated facility is 0.06 mi, nearest cleanup site is 0.37 mi, and TRI history shows 0 reporting facilities within 5 miles.
Indicators
What the strongest signals say
Mapped and contextual evidence carried forward by each enabled module.
Wildfire
CANYON
12 MTBS fires within 10 mi, 130 within 50 mi.
Earthquake
Malibu Coast fault
123 mapped faults within 10 mi, 5673 within 50 mi.
Landslide
CA GS
1048 inventory features within 5 mi; susceptibility Very Low.
Severe Weather
Storm history
9 hail, 23 wind, 63 tornado paths within scoring radii.
Environmental
BOEING ELECTRON DYNAMIC DEVICES INC
1 cleanup sites, 233 quality-filtered ECHO facilities, and 0 TRI facility-years within 5 mi.
Hydrology
Hydrology score
Hydrology Risk Index: 28 (Low). Primary driver: FEMA NRI indicates elevated community-scale flood/recovery context for 800504. Key amplifier: Moderate soil runoff/drainage constraint (group D, Well drained). Key dampener: Positive freeboard margin (+172.4 ft above BFE).
Recommended next actions
Same evidence, different decision lens. Use the row that best matches the person reading the report.
Buyer or investor
Use before offer terms, diligence scope, or go/no-go decisions.
Developer or operator
Use before design assumptions, site operations, or mitigation budgeting.
Lender or insurer
Use before underwriting, risk transfer, exclusions, or documentation requests.
Technical reviewer
Use to decide which specialist or source record should be checked first.
Recommendations
Practical next steps grouped from the report evidence, ordered by priority.
Review seismic due diligence before relying on this location.
Check local seismic hazard maps, adopted building code era, retrofit history, foundation type, soft-story conditions, unreinforced masonry exposure, and insurance or lender requirements.
Reference: FEMA NRI earthquake contextRequest parcel-specific seismic and geotechnical review when decisions are material.
Mapped fault proximity can indicate regional shaking potential, but site response depends on local soils, liquefaction susceptibility, slope stability, foundation design, and structure vulnerability.
Reference: USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold DatabaseRequest environmental due-diligence review before material decisions.
Review nearby cleanup-site records, regulatory databases, historical land use, vapor-intrusion indicators, and agency files with an environmental professional.
Reference: EPA CIMC cleanup sites, ECHO, RCRAInfo, and TRIRequest parcel-specific landslide and geotechnical review before material decisions.
Review slope geometry, soil/bedrock conditions, drainage, retaining walls, cut/fill history, vegetation, road access, and local landslide hazard maps with a qualified professional.
Reference: FEMA NRI landslide and USGS susceptibility contextInspect drainage and slope indicators around the site and access routes.
Look for cracks, scarps, leaning trees or poles, seepage, blocked culverts, erosion, failed retaining structures, and recent grading or wildfire disturbance.
Reference: USGS mapped landslide inventoryReview wildfire mitigation and insurability before relying on this location.
Check local fire hazard severity maps, fire district guidance, insurance availability, evacuation access, defensible-space requirements, and recent mitigation documentation.
Reference: FEMA NRI wildfire contextInspect structure and site conditions for ember and vegetation exposure.
Prioritize defensible space, roof and gutter debris, vents, decks, attachments, vegetation near structures, and emergency vehicle access.
Reference: MTBS historical burn perimeter proximityAssess financial resilience and continuity planning for earthquake disruption.
Community-scale loss and exposure can affect utilities, roads, emergency response, tenants, operations, and recovery timelines even when the parcel structure performs well.
Reference: FEMA NRI earthquake expected annual loss and exposureUse NRI as a portfolio prioritization layer
FEMA NRI indicates elevated tract/county-scale flood or recovery concern. Use it to prioritize reviews across many locations, but do not let it override parcel-level FEMA, terrain, water, rainfall, or soil evidence.
Reference: FEMA National Risk IndexReview community-scale disruption and financial exposure.
Regional landslide exposure can affect roads, utilities, emergency access, insurance, and recovery timelines even when the parcel is not directly mapped as a landslide feature.
Reference: FEMA NRI landslide exposure and expected annual lossReview wind-resilience details.
Check roof attachment, mature trees near structures, garage doors, exterior openings, and local building-code wind requirements.
Reference: SPC damaging-wind report historyAssess tornado sheltering and emergency readiness.
Confirm the property has a practical interior shelter area, emergency alert coverage, and any available safe-room or basement information.
Reference: SPC tornado path historyReview tropical storm and hurricane exposure.
For coastal or near-coastal locations, check wind mitigation features, shutters/opening protection, evacuation zone context, and insurance exclusions.
Reference: NHC HURDAT2 track historyReview regional wildfire recurrence and operational continuity plans.
Historical burn density nearby can affect smoke, evacuation, utility disruption, and regional response capacity even when the parcel itself has not burned.
Reference: MTBS historical burn densityReview nearby regulated operations and compliance history.
Identify facility type, active status, violations, enforcement actions, toxic releases, and whether nearby operations could affect acquisition, lending, or redevelopment plans.
Reference: EPA ECHO, RCRAInfo, and TRIMaintain baseline storm readiness
Hydrology signals are comparatively limited at this location. Maintain routine drainage maintenance, site awareness, and emergency preparedness appropriate to the asset type.
Reference: PreparednessMethodology, sources, and interpretation guide
Static report guidance lives here so the main report stays focused on the decision.
Open report reference How to read, methodology, glossary, data sources, and limitations
How to read this report
Start with the decision signal, then use the evidence layers to understand what is driving the result.
Start with the top score
The Overall Location Risk score combines enabled modules into a 0-100 screening result.
Check confidence
Confidence explains whether the result is based on direct local data, fallback evidence, or broader context.
Review module drivers
Module rows show weighted contribution and the evidence behind the score, not only raw dataset values.
Use recommendations last
Recommendations translate the evidence into practical next actions for due diligence, design, or operations.
Evidence hierarchy
FEMA flood zone, SFHA, BFE/freeboard
Nearby NHD water and DEM terrain drainage
NOAA rainfall and gSSURGO soil behavior
FEMA NRI vulnerability, exposure, and resilience
SPC events and tropical cyclone track history
FEMA NRI wildfire context and MTBS burn perimeter proximity
FEMA NRI earthquake context and USGS fault proximity
FEMA NRI landslide context, inventory history, and susceptibility
EPA regulated facilities, releases, compliance, and cleanup context
Confidence quick guide
Direct local dataset match and key attributes were available.
Usable result with fallback, partial attributes, broader context, or one unavailable module.
Missing coverage, nearest-only interpretation, or insufficient source attributes.
How TrueViewly interprets the location
Scores are screening signals assembled from source evidence, confidence, and configured module weights.
Confidence levels
Direct coverage and key attributes were found for the coordinate.
The result is usable but depends on fallback, partial attributes, or supporting context.
Coverage is missing, indirect, incomplete, or unsuitable for strong conclusions.
Nearest FEMA polygons, missing BFE, unavailable DEM/rainfall cells, county-level NRI fallback, or unavailable modules can reduce confidence.
Scoring philosophy
- Overall Location Risk combines enabled module scores using configured weights.
- Module explanation rows show contribution to that module's score.
- Raw values, where relevant, are described inside the row explanation.
- Combined effects can add risk when multiple supporting signals align.
- Guardrails reduce overstatement when evidence is broad or incomplete.
Hydrology remains water/flood-specific. Other modules are scored separately, then combined only in the Overall Location Risk score.
Data sources and roles
Location risk glossary
Definitions for the main datasets, terms, and screening concepts used in the report.
SFHA
FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, generally the 1-percent annual chance floodplain.
BFE
Base Flood Elevation, the flood elevation FEMA uses for mapped floodplain context where available.
Freeboard
Ground elevation compared with BFE. More positive freeboard generally means more elevation margin.
NHD
National Hydrography Dataset, used for mapped streams, rivers, canals, and waterbodies.
DEM
Digital Elevation Model, used for slope, elevation, and local relief context.
NOAA Atlas 14
Design rainfall estimates used to understand storm-load stress.
gSSURGO
NRCS soil survey database used for hydrologic group, drainage, ponding, and runoff context.
Hydrologic soil group
Soil runoff/infiltration class. Group A generally infiltrates better; group D generally has higher runoff potential.
NRI
FEMA National Risk Index, used here as tract/county-scale community context.
EAL
Expected Annual Loss, a FEMA NRI community-scale annualized loss estimate.
Social vulnerability
Community sensitivity to disaster impacts and recovery difficulty.
Community resilience
Community capacity to prepare for, respond to, and recover from hazard events.
SPC
NOAA Storm Prediction Center, used here for historical hail, damaging wind, and tornado reports/paths.
Hail magnitude
Source-reported hail size, generally expressed in inches.
Damaging-wind magnitude
Source-reported wind value from historical reports. Treat as event evidence, not a design wind-speed value.
HURDAT2
National Hurricane Center best-track archive for Atlantic and Northeast/Central Pacific tropical cyclones.
IBTrACS
International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship, used as a supplemental tropical cyclone track source.
MTBS
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, used here for historical mapped burn perimeter context.
Burn perimeter
Mapped boundary of a historical fire event; it is exposure evidence, not a current fire footprint.
Defensible space
Managed area around a structure intended to reduce wildfire ignition and spread potential.
Quaternary fault
A mapped fault with geologic evidence of movement during the Quaternary period, used as seismic-hazard context.
Fault class
USGS fault classification attribute. Class A generally indicates stronger evidence for Quaternary tectonic deformation.
Slip sense
General movement style of a fault, such as strike-slip, normal, or reverse.
Liquefaction
Soil behavior where saturated loose sediments can lose strength during shaking; not directly modeled by this module.
Landslide inventory
Mapped historical landslide points and polygons used for nearby event and mapped-area context.
Landslide susceptibility
Modeled relative tendency for landslide occurrence; not a parcel stability or slope-engineering determination.
Susceptibility grid
Sampled local representation of USGS raster values used for fast lookup and regional screening context.
ECHO
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History Online, used for regulated facility and compliance context.
TRI
EPA Toxics Release Inventory, used for latest-year and historical release reporting context.
CIMC
EPA Cleanups in My Community, used for Superfund, Brownfields, RCRA corrective action, and cleanup-site context.
Data-source appendix
What each source contributes, and where professional verification may still be required.
Important limitation
This report is not a boundary survey, engineering design, insurance determination, legal floodplain determination, weather or wildfire forecast, active-fire monitor, seismic engineering report, landslide hazard certification, Phase I environmental site assessment, contamination boundary map, geotechnical investigation, or substitute for local review.
FEMA NFHL
Regulatory flood zone, SFHA, BFE where available.
NHDPlus HR
Nearest mapped hydrographic features.
USGS DEM
Elevation, slope, local relief.
NOAA Atlas 14
Design rainfall intensity/depth.
NRCS gSSURGO
Soil runoff, drainage, ponding, infiltration.
FEMA NRI
Community risk, vulnerability, resilience.
SPC severe weather
Hail, damaging-wind, and tornado report/path history.
NHC HURDAT2 / IBTrACS
Tropical cyclone track and wind history.
FEMA NRI wildfire
Community wildfire risk, expected annual loss, frequency, and exposure context.
MTBS
Historical burn perimeter proximity and density.
FEMA NRI earthquake
Community earthquake risk, expected annual loss, frequency, and exposure context.
USGS Quaternary Faults
Mapped fault proximity, density, age, class, slip sense, and certainty context.
FEMA NRI landslide
Community landslide risk, expected annual loss, frequency, and exposure context.
USGS landslide inventory
Historical mapped landslide points and polygons.
USGS landslide susceptibility
Sampled modeled susceptibility grid.
EPA environmental datasets
ECHO, FRS, RCRAInfo, TRI, and CIMC facility/cleanup records.