Orick, CA
How exposed is Orick to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Orick lands at the 63rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 308 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Orick's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 66th percentile nationally.
Orick's building exposure, zone by zone
55.8% of Orick's 308 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 172 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 44.2% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Orick against the rest of the country
Orick's 63rd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 21st ranking inside California does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 42 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Orick ranks 11,619 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,414 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 1,238 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
Orick and the insurance market
Orick's 63rd-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 Orick
Because Direct exposure dominates in Orick (55.8%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Orick's 63rd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Orick, see the exposure-zones guide.