Coronita, CA
How exposed is Coronita to wildfire?
Coronita sits at the 96th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 794 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Coronita at the 95th national percentile — 1 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
Indirect exposure is dominant in Coronita (64% of 794 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 4.3% sit in the Direct zone.
How Coronita compares
Coronita's 96th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 77th ranking inside California does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 19 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Coronita ranks 1,222 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,691 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 364 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
Coronita and the insurance market
Coronita's 96th-percentile score lands in California, the only two states requiring a wildfire disclosure at sale. California's surplus-lines homeowners market passed 300,000 policies for the first time in 2025, driven by carriers pulling back from wildfire-exposed areas statewide. The disclosure-law guide covers what it requires.
Hardening a home in Coronita
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Coronita (64% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Coronita's figures come from
Coronita's 96th-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 Coronita's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.