Bodega, CA
Bodega, CA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Bodega sits at the 88th 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 255 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Bodega at the 91st percentile, close to its 88th-percentile risk score.
Where Bodega's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 100% of Bodega's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 255 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Bodega ranks
Bodega's 88th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 56th ranking inside California does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 31 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bodega ranks 3,836 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,969 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 684 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bodega
Bodega sits in California, one of two states that legally require a wildfire-risk disclosure at sale. California's FAIR Plan, the state's insurer of last resort, ended 2025 with 668,609 residential policies after adding 21,859 in Q4 alone — the kind of market shift a 88th-percentile score like Bodega's can end up mattering for. More on the disclosure law.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Bodega (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Bodega's figures come from
Bodega's 88th-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 Bodega's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.