Goodsprings, NV
How exposed is Goodsprings to wildfire?
Goodsprings sits at the 92nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 164 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Goodsprings's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 92nd percentile nationally.
Where Goodsprings's buildings actually sit
Most of Goodsprings's buildings (60.4%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Goodsprings against the rest of the country
Goodsprings's 92nd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 48th ranking inside Nevada does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 44 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Goodsprings ranks 2,422 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,257 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nevada alone, it ranks 64 of 123 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nevada on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Goodsprings's 92nd-percentile, very high rating is the kind of score behind a broader national pattern: insurers pulling back from the highest wildfire-risk markets, non-renewing or declining new policies outright, most visibly in California. Shopping around, not assuming automatic renewal, tends to matter here.
Hardening a home in Goodsprings
Goodsprings's 60.4% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Goodsprings's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Goodsprings's 2,422-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Goodsprings's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.