Panorama Heights, CA
Panorama Heights, CA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Panorama Heights lands at the 99th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 118 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Panorama Heights at the 99th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 100% of Panorama Heights's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 118 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Panorama Heights compares
There's little gap between Panorama Heights's 99th national percentile and its 90th percentile inside California, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Panorama Heights ranks 342 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,232 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 171 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Panorama Heights
Because Panorama Heights is in California, a wildfire-hazard disclosure is legally required before a sale closes here — unusual nationally, since only these two states mandate it. The state's FAIR Plan alone carried 668,609 policies by the end of 2025. Full detail in the disclosure-law guide.
Hardening a home in Panorama Heights
Panorama Heights'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 Panorama Heights's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 118 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Panorama Heights. The exposure-zones guide covers what Panorama Heights's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.