Fulton, CA
Fulton, CA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Fulton sits at the 48th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 484 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Fulton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 51st percentile nationally.
Fulton's building exposure, zone by zone
46.5% of Fulton's 484 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 225 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 12.4% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 41.1% are Minimal.
Fulton against the rest of the country
Inside California, Fulton sits at just the 9th percentile even though it scores 48th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Fulton ranks 16,250 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,627 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 1,422 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Fulton
Fulton sits in California, one of two states that legally require a wildfire-risk disclosure at sale. California's FAIR Plan, the state's insurer of last resort, ended 2025 with 668,609 residential policies after adding 21,859 in Q4 alone — the kind of market shift a 48th-percentile score like Fulton's can end up mattering for. More on the disclosure law.
What would actually reduce this score
With 46.5% of Fulton 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 Fulton's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Fulton's 16,250-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Fulton's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.