Carlin, NV
How exposed is Carlin to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Carlin at the 100th national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 1,189 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Carlin's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 100th percentile nationally.
Carlin's building exposure, zone by zone
80% of Carlin's 1,189 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 20% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Carlin compares
Carlin scores 100th nationally and 99th within Nevada — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Carlin ranks 11 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,711 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nevada alone, it ranks 1 of 123 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nevada on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Carlin
At the 100th percentile nationally, Carlin carries the very high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
Carlin's 80% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,189 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Carlin. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Carlin, see the exposure-zones guide.