Pasatiempo, CA
Pasatiempo wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Pasatiempo at the 72nd national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 559 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Pasatiempo's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 72nd percentile nationally.
Where Pasatiempo's buildings actually sit
83.2% of Pasatiempo's 559 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 465 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 16.8% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Pasatiempo ranks
Pasatiempo ranks lower within California (29th percentile statewide) than its 72nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Pasatiempo ranks 8,972 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,416 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 1,108 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Pasatiempo
Pasatiempo 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 72nd-percentile score like Pasatiempo's can end up mattering for. More on the disclosure law.
Hardening a home in Pasatiempo
Pasatiempo's 83.2% 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 Pasatiempo's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 559 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Pasatiempo. The exposure-zones guide covers what Pasatiempo's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.