Holloman AFB, NM
How exposed is Holloman AFB to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Holloman AFB lands at the 69th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,310 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Holloman AFB at the 68th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Holloman AFB's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Holloman AFB's buildings (90.9%) 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.
How Holloman AFB compares
Holloman AFB ranks lower within New Mexico (40th percentile statewide) than its 69th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Holloman AFB ranks 9,807 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,023 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 298 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Holloman AFB and the insurance market
At the 69th percentile nationally, Holloman AFB carries the 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Holloman AFB (90.9% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,310 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Holloman AFB. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Holloman AFB, see the exposure-zones guide.