Macdoel, CA
Macdoel, CA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Macdoel lands at the 75th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 100 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Macdoel at the 75th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Macdoel's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Macdoel's buildings (80%) 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.
How Macdoel compares
Macdoel ranks lower within California (32nd percentile statewide) than its 75th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Macdoel ranks 8,031 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,020 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 1,064 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Macdoel
Macdoel 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 75th-percentile score like Macdoel's can end up mattering for. More on the disclosure law.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Macdoel (80% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Macdoel's figures come from
Macdoel's 75th-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 Macdoel's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.