Clacks Canyon, AZ
Clacks Canyon wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Clacks Canyon lands at the 81st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 145 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Clacks Canyon at the 74th percentile, close to its 81st-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 100% of Clacks Canyon's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 145 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Clacks Canyon against the rest of the country
Inside Arizona, Clacks Canyon sits at just the 46th percentile even though it scores 81st nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Clacks Canyon ranks 5,946 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,059 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arizona alone, it ranks 238 of 441 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arizona on its state page.
Clacks Canyon and the insurance market
At the 81st percentile nationally, Clacks Canyon 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Clacks Canyon (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Clacks Canyon's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 145 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Clacks Canyon. The exposure-zones guide covers what Clacks Canyon's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.