Cienega Springs, AZ
Cienega Springs, AZ's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Cienega Springs sits at the 53rd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,887 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Cienega Springs's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 56th percentile nationally.
Cienega Springs's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Cienega Springs's buildings (93%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Where Cienega Springs ranks
Cienega Springs's 53rd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 21st ranking inside Arizona does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 32 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Cienega Springs ranks 14,927 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,798 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arizona alone, it ranks 350 of 441 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arizona on its state page.
Cienega Springs and the insurance market
At the 53rd national percentile, Cienega Springs rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 93% of Cienega Springs's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Cienega Springs's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Cienega Springs's 14,927-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Cienega Springs's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.