Gila, NM
Gila wildfire risk explained
Gila's 319 buildings earn a 91st-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Gila's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 90th percentile nationally.
Where Gila's buildings actually sit
319 buildings are counted in Gila, and 96.2% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Gila against the rest of the country
Gila scores 91st nationally and 77th within New Mexico — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Gila ranks 2,899 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,124 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 115 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 91st percentile nationally, Gila carries the very high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
With 96.2% of Gila 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 319 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Gila. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Gila, see the exposure-zones guide.