Greenfield (Kern), CA
How exposed is Greenfield (Kern) to wildfire?
USFS scores Greenfield (Kern) at the 60th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 1,525 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 Greenfield (Kern) at the 63rd percentile, close to its 60th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 89.3% of Greenfield (Kern)'s buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 10.7% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Where Greenfield (Kern) ranks
Greenfield (Kern) ranks lower within California (18th percentile statewide) than its 60th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Greenfield (Kern) ranks 12,755 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,060 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 1,293 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Because Greenfield (Kern) 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 89.3% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Greenfield (Kern) gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Greenfield (Kern)'s figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,525 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Greenfield (Kern). The exposure-zones guide covers what Greenfield (Kern)'s dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.