Nipinnawasee, CA
Nipinnawasee wildfire risk explained
Nipinnawasee sits at the 99th 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 355 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Nipinnawasee's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 99th percentile nationally.
Where Nipinnawasee's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 100% of Nipinnawasee's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 355 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Nipinnawasee ranks
Nipinnawasee's risk sits at a similar level relative to California (90th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (99th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Nipinnawasee ranks 277 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,179 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 152 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Nipinnawasee
Nipinnawasee's 99th-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.
Hardening a home in Nipinnawasee
With 100% of Nipinnawasee in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Nipinnawasee's figures come from
Nipinnawasee's 99th-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 Nipinnawasee's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.