Botines, TX
How exposed is Botines to wildfire?
Botines's 237 buildings earn a 69th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Botines's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 64th percentile nationally.
Botines's building exposure, zone by zone
100% of Botines's 237 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 237 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Botines compares
Botines's 69th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 29th ranking inside Texas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 40 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Botines ranks 9,719 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,577 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,271 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Botines and the insurance market
Botines's high rating (69th 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.
Hardening a home in Botines
Because Direct exposure dominates in Botines (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Botines's figures come from
Botines's 69th-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 Botines's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.