Kleindale, AZ
Kleindale wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Kleindale at the 54th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 254 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Kleindale at the 50th percentile, close to its 54th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 98.8% of Kleindale's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 1.2% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Kleindale against the rest of the country
Kleindale ranks lower within Arizona (22nd percentile statewide) than its 54th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Kleindale ranks 14,612 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,005 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arizona alone, it ranks 345 of 441 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arizona on its state page.
Kleindale and the insurance market
At the 54th national percentile, Kleindale rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 98.8% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Kleindale gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 254 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Kleindale. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Kleindale, see the exposure-zones guide.