China Lake Acres, CA
China Lake Acres, CA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts China Lake Acres at the 44th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 1,420 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks China Lake Acres at the 49th national percentile — 5 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
China Lake Acres's building exposure, zone by zone
Of China Lake Acres's 1,420 counted buildings, 70.4% 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.
China Lake Acres against the rest of the country
China Lake Acres ranks lower within California (7th percentile statewide) than its 44th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, China Lake Acres ranks 17,766 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,536 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 1,459 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
China Lake Acres sits in California, one of two states that legally require a wildfire-risk disclosure at sale. California's FAIR Plan, the state's insurer of last resort, ended 2025 with 668,609 residential policies after adding 21,859 in Q4 alone — the kind of market shift a 44th-percentile score like China Lake Acres's can end up mattering for. More on the disclosure law.
Hardening a home in China Lake Acres
With 70.4% of China Lake Acres in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where China Lake Acres's figures come from
China Lake Acres's 44th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what China Lake Acres's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.