Le Grand, CA
How exposed is Le Grand to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Le Grand at the 88th national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 672 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 Le Grand at the 89th percentile, close to its 88th-percentile risk score.
Le Grand's building exposure, zone by zone
65.8% of Le Grand's 672 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 34.2% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Le Grand against the rest of the country
Le Grand ranks lower within California (56th percentile statewide) than its 88th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Le Grand ranks 3,837 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,948 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 685 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
Le Grand's 88th-percentile score lands in California, the only two states requiring a wildfire disclosure at sale. California's surplus-lines homeowners market passed 300,000 policies for the first time in 2025, driven by carriers pulling back from wildfire-exposed areas statewide. The disclosure-law guide covers what it requires.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Le Grand's 65.8% 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 Le Grand's figures come from
Le Grand's 88th-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 Le Grand's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.