McIntosh, NM
McIntosh, NM's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
McIntosh sits at the 81st percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,393 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, McIntosh's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 81st percentile nationally.
Where McIntosh's buildings actually sit
Of McIntosh's 1,393 counted buildings, 99.4% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
McIntosh against the rest of the country
Inside New Mexico, McIntosh sits at just the 55th percentile even though it scores 81st 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, McIntosh ranks 6,022 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,662 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 226 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
McIntosh's very high rating (81st percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
McIntosh's 99.4% 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 McIntosh's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind McIntosh's 6,022-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what McIntosh's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.