Bootjack, CA
Bootjack wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Bootjack lands at the 99th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 556 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Bootjack at the 99th national percentile — 0 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
Direct exposure dominates in Bootjack: 99.8% of its 556 buildings, versus 0.2% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Bootjack against the rest of the country
Bootjack scores 99th nationally and 89th within California — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bootjack ranks 336 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,469 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 165 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
Bootjack and the insurance market
Because Bootjack is in California, a wildfire-hazard disclosure is legally required before a sale closes here — unusual nationally, since only these two states mandate it. The state's FAIR Plan alone carried 668,609 policies by the end of 2025. Full detail in the disclosure-law guide.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Bootjack's 99.8% 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 Bootjack's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Bootjack's 336-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bootjack's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.