LeChee, AZ
LeChee, AZ's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores LeChee at the 32nd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 458 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, LeChee's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 28th percentile nationally.
Where LeChee's buildings actually sit
458 buildings are counted in LeChee, and 98% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
How LeChee compares
LeChee ranks lower within Arizona (9th percentile statewide) than its 32nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, LeChee ranks 21,451 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,094 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arizona alone, it ranks 402 of 441 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arizona on its state page.
LeChee and the insurance market
LeChee's moderate wildfire rating (32nd percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in LeChee (98%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 458 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for LeChee. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond LeChee, see the exposure-zones guide.