Mettler, CA
Mettler, CA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Mettler lands at the 42nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 56 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Mettler's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 41st percentile nationally.
Mettler's building exposure, zone by zone
92.9% of Mettler's 56 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 7.1% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
How Mettler compares
Mettler ranks lower within California (6th percentile statewide) than its 42nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Mettler ranks 18,236 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,758 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 1,470 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Mettler
Mettler 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 42nd-percentile score like Mettler's can end up mattering for. More on the disclosure law.
Hardening a home in Mettler
With 92.9% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Mettler gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
More on how this number was built
Mettler's 42nd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Mettler, see the exposure-zones guide.