Camp Nelson, CA
Camp Nelson wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Camp Nelson at the 90th national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 312 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Camp Nelson's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 91st percentile nationally.
Camp Nelson's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Camp Nelson's 312 counted buildings, 99.7% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Camp Nelson against the rest of the country
Camp Nelson ranks lower within California (62nd percentile statewide) than its 90th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Camp Nelson ranks 3,110 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,308 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 600 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
Camp Nelson and the insurance market
Because Camp Nelson 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.
Hardening a home in Camp Nelson
Because Direct exposure dominates in Camp Nelson (99.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 312 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Camp Nelson. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Camp Nelson, see the exposure-zones guide.