Capulin, CO
How exposed is Capulin to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Capulin lands at the 21st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 164 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Capulin at the 24th national percentile — 3 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
164 buildings are counted in Capulin, and 53.7% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 46.3% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Capulin against the rest of the country
Capulin's 21st national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 1st ranking inside Colorado does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 20 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Capulin ranks 24,889 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,241 by building count (1 is largest). Within Colorado alone, it ranks 468 of 472 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Colorado on its state page.
Capulin and the insurance market
Capulin's moderate wildfire rating (21st percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Capulin
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Capulin (53.7% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Capulin's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 164 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Capulin. The exposure-zones guide covers what Capulin's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.