Bennett Springs, NV
Bennett Springs, NV's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Bennett Springs lands at the 78th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 111 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Bennett Springs at the 73rd national percentile — 5 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Bennett Springs's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 100% of Bennett Springs's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 111 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Bennett Springs compares
Bennett Springs ranks lower within Nevada (32nd percentile statewide) than its 78th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bennett Springs ranks 6,972 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,595 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nevada alone, it ranks 84 of 123 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nevada on its state page.
Bennett Springs and the insurance market
Bennett Springs's high rating (78th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
What would actually reduce this score
With 100% of Bennett Springs in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Bennett Springs's 6,972-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Bennett Springs, see the exposure-zones guide.