 Wildfire risk prediction The city of Cape Town has been declared the most fire-prone city in South Africa. Mountainous topography coupled with strong winds gives rise to severe runway fires. Cape Town has a complex ecosystem with fire-prone and fire-dependent vegetation. Rising temperatures and increased dryness makes fires a common sight. Why should we care about wildfires? Wildfires are of concern because of the encroachment of urban areas in natural environments and the damage wildfires can cause to human settlements. Currently, fire services expend a substantial amount of resources on fighting wildfires. What can we do to prevent wildfires? The current approach to prevent wildfires is based on a fire danger rating system that treats entire cities as one homogenous area. We have followed an approach to fire risk assessment that is data-driven and focuses on specific fire prone areas. How will that help? We use historic fire, vegetation, weather and topological data within a neural network framework to predict the occurrence and severity of wildfires. This will enable preventative management of wildfires.