El Monte Mobile Village, CA
El Monte Mobile Village, CA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, El Monte Mobile Village lands at the 81st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 35 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, El Monte Mobile Village's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 83rd percentile nationally.
Where El Monte Mobile Village's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 85.7% of El Monte Mobile Village's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 14.3% Minimal share — a profile where 30 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How El Monte Mobile Village compares
El Monte Mobile Village ranks lower within California (42nd percentile statewide) than its 81st national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, El Monte Mobile Village ranks 5,857 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 31,266 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 904 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in El Monte Mobile Village
Because El Monte Mobile Village 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 85.7% of El Monte Mobile Village 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.
More on how this number was built
El Monte Mobile Village's 81st-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 El Monte Mobile Village, see the exposure-zones guide.