Hidden Meadows, CA
Hidden Meadows, CA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Hidden Meadows sits at the 95th 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 2,278 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Hidden Meadows's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 95th percentile nationally.
Hidden Meadows's building exposure, zone by zone
55.4% of Hidden Meadows's 2,278 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 1,261 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 44.6% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Hidden Meadows against the rest of the country
Hidden Meadows ranks lower within California (72nd percentile statewide) than its 95th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hidden Meadows ranks 1,722 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,750 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 433 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
Hidden Meadows 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 95th-percentile score like Hidden Meadows's can end up mattering for. More on the disclosure law.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Hidden Meadows (55.4%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Hidden Meadows's 1,722-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Hidden Meadows, see the exposure-zones guide.