Buckshot, AZ
How exposed is Buckshot to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Buckshot lands at the 44th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 70 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Buckshot's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 49th percentile nationally.
Buckshot's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Buckshot (60% of 70 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 40% sit in the Direct zone.
How Buckshot compares
Buckshot's 44th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 13th ranking inside Arizona does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 30 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Buckshot ranks 17,764 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,265 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arizona alone, it ranks 382 of 441 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arizona on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Buckshot's elevated rating (44th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Buckshot (60% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Buckshot's 44th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Buckshot, see the exposure-zones guide.