Easton, CA
How exposed is Easton to wildfire?
USFS scores Easton at the 58th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 1,206 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Easton at the 58th percentile, close to its 58th-percentile risk score.
Where Easton's buildings actually sit
Easton rates 51% Minimal exposure against just 49% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 1,206 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Easton against the rest of the country
Easton ranks lower within California (16th percentile statewide) than its 58th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Easton ranks 13,324 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,613 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 1,325 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
Easton and the insurance market
Because Easton 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With 51% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Easton gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Easton's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,206 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Easton. The exposure-zones guide covers what Easton's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.