Del Monte Forest, CA
Del Monte Forest, CA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Del Monte Forest at the 49th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 3,425 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Del Monte Forest's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 51st percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Del Monte Forest: 66.1% of its 3,425 buildings, versus 1.9% Indirect and 32% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Del Monte Forest ranks
Del Monte Forest ranks lower within California (10th percentile statewide) than its 49th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Del Monte Forest ranks 15,998 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,880 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 1,413 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Del Monte Forest
Because Del Monte Forest is in California, a wildfire-hazard disclosure is legally required before a sale closes here — unusual nationally, since only these two states mandate it. The state's FAIR Plan alone carried 668,609 policies by the end of 2025. Full detail in the disclosure-law guide.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 66.1% of Del Monte Forest 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 Del Monte Forest's figures come from
Del Monte Forest's 49th-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 Del Monte Forest's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.