Lewis, CO
Lewis, CO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Lewis lands at the 79th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 298 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Lewis at the 75th percentile, close to its 79th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
82.6% of Lewis's 298 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 246 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 17.5% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Lewis compares
Lewis's 79th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 52nd ranking inside Colorado does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 27 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lewis ranks 6,672 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,676 by building count (1 is largest). Within Colorado alone, it ranks 228 of 472 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Colorado on its state page.
Lewis and the insurance market
At the 79th percentile nationally, Lewis carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Lewis's 82.6% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Lewis's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 298 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Lewis. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lewis's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.