Bouse, AZ
Bouse, AZ's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Bouse at the 51st national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 1,259 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bouse's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 51st percentile nationally.
Where Bouse's buildings actually sit
1,259 buildings are counted in Bouse, and 57.9% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where Bouse ranks
Bouse's 51st national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 19th ranking inside Arizona does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 32 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bouse ranks 15,590 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,302 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arizona alone, it ranks 359 of 441 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arizona on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bouse
Bouse's elevated rating (51st percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Bouse (57.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Bouse's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Bouse's 15,590-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bouse's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.