Kentfield, CA
How exposed is Kentfield to wildfire?
USFS scores Kentfield at the 75th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 2,763 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Kentfield at the 75th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
2,763 buildings are counted in Kentfield, and 53.6% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 37.3% in Direct exposure or the 9.1% rated Minimal.
How Kentfield compares
Kentfield ranks lower within California (33rd percentile statewide) than its 75th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Kentfield ranks 7,906 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,832 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 1,056 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
Kentfield 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 75th-percentile score like Kentfield's can end up mattering for. More on the disclosure law.
Hardening a home in Kentfield
Kentfield's 53.6% 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 Kentfield's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,763 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Kentfield. The exposure-zones guide covers what Kentfield's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.