Aspen Springs, CA
Aspen Springs, CA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Aspen Springs sits at the 92nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 61 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Aspen Springs's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 89th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Aspen Springs: 100% of its 61 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Aspen Springs against the rest of the country
Aspen Springs ranks lower within California (67th percentile statewide) than its 92nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Aspen Springs ranks 2,447 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,610 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 518 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Aspen Springs's 92nd-percentile score lands in California, the only two states requiring a wildfire disclosure at sale. California's surplus-lines homeowners market passed 300,000 policies for the first time in 2025, driven by carriers pulling back from wildfire-exposed areas statewide. The disclosure-law guide covers what it requires.
Hardening a home in Aspen Springs
Aspen Springs's 100% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Aspen Springs's figures come from
Aspen Springs's 92nd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Aspen Springs's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.