Nageezi, NM
How exposed is Nageezi to wildfire?
Nageezi's 136 buildings earn a 25th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Nageezi's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 26th percentile nationally.
Where Nageezi's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Nageezi: 100% of its 136 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Nageezi against the rest of the country
Nageezi ranks lower within New Mexico (1st percentile statewide) than its 25th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Nageezi ranks 23,518 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,456 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 490 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Nageezi
At the 25th national percentile, Nageezi rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Nageezi's 100% 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 Nageezi's figures come from
Nageezi's 25th-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 Nageezi's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.