Manila, CA
Manila, CA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Manila at the 43rd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 489 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Manila's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 45th percentile nationally.
Where Manila's buildings actually sit
489 buildings are counted in Manila, and 83.8% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 13.3% in Direct exposure or the 2.9% rated Minimal.
Where Manila ranks
Inside California, Manila sits at just the 7th percentile even though it scores 43rd nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Manila ranks 17,890 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,541 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 1,464 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
Manila's 43rd-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
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Manila (83.8% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 489 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Manila. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Manila, see the exposure-zones guide.