Bayview (Humboldt), CA
Bayview (Humboldt), CA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Bayview (Humboldt) at the 46th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 1,127 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Bayview (Humboldt) at the 49th national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
72.9% of Bayview (Humboldt)'s 1,127 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 13.7% Direct and 13.5% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Bayview (Humboldt) compares
Inside California, Bayview (Humboldt) sits at just the 8th percentile even though it scores 46th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bayview (Humboldt) ranks 17,071 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,097 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 1,443 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bayview (Humboldt)
Bayview (Humboldt)'s 46th-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 Bayview (Humboldt)
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Bayview (Humboldt) (72.9% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Bayview (Humboldt)'s figures come from
Bayview (Humboldt)'s 46th-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 Bayview (Humboldt)'s dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.