Hickman, CA
How exposed is Hickman to wildfire?
Hickman sits at the 84th 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 322 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Hickman at the 85th percentile, close to its 84th-percentile risk score.
Where Hickman's buildings actually sit
Of Hickman's 322 counted buildings, 59% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Hickman ranks
Hickman ranks lower within California (47th percentile statewide) than its 84th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hickman ranks 5,066 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,026 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 830 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Hickman
Hickman's 84th-percentile score lands in California, the only two states requiring a wildfire disclosure at sale. California's surplus-lines homeowners market passed 300,000 policies for the first time in 2025, driven by carriers pulling back from wildfire-exposed areas statewide. The disclosure-law guide covers what it requires.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Hickman (59%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Hickman's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Hickman's 5,066-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Hickman's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.