Laton, CA
How exposed is Laton to wildfire?
USFS scores Laton at the 82nd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 762 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Laton at the 81st percentile, close to its 82nd-percentile risk score.
Where Laton's buildings actually sit
Most of Laton's buildings (58%) 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.
Where Laton ranks
Laton ranks lower within California (43rd percentile statewide) than its 82nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Laton ranks 5,824 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,991 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 900 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Laton
Laton 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 82nd-percentile score like Laton's can end up mattering for. More on the disclosure law.
Hardening a home in Laton
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Laton (58% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Laton's figures come from
Laton's 82nd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Laton's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.