Meiners Oaks, CA
Meiners Oaks, CA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Meiners Oaks at the 71st national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 2,062 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Meiners Oaks's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 70th percentile nationally.
Where Meiners Oaks's buildings actually sit
Most of Meiners Oaks's buildings (51.2%) 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.
Meiners Oaks against the rest of the country
Meiners Oaks ranks lower within California (29th percentile statewide) than its 71st national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Meiners Oaks ranks 9,104 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,306 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 1,119 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Meiners Oaks
Meiners Oaks 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 71st-percentile score like Meiners Oaks's can end up mattering for. More on the disclosure law.
Hardening a home in Meiners Oaks
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Meiners Oaks (51.2% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Meiners Oaks's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,062 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Meiners Oaks. The exposure-zones guide covers what Meiners Oaks's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.