Congress, AZ
Congress wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Congress lands at the 79th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,768 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Congress at the 78th national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Congress: 76% of its 1,768 buildings, versus 24% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Congress ranks
Congress ranks lower within Arizona (43rd percentile statewide) than its 79th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Congress ranks 6,483 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,158 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arizona alone, it ranks 250 of 441 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arizona on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Congress
Congress's high rating (79th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
What would actually reduce this score
Congress's 76% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
Congress's 79th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Congress, see the exposure-zones guide.