Litchfield Park, AZ
Litchfield Park, AZ's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Litchfield Park at the 49th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 2,613 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Litchfield Park's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 51st percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Litchfield Park's buildings (58.3%) 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 Litchfield Park ranks
Litchfield Park ranks lower within Arizona (18th percentile statewide) than its 49th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Litchfield Park ranks 16,031 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,077 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arizona alone, it ranks 364 of 441 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arizona on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Litchfield Park's elevated rating (49th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Litchfield Park (58.3% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Litchfield Park's figures come from
Litchfield Park's 49th-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 Litchfield Park's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.