Pastura, NM
Pastura wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Pastura lands at the 90th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 46 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Pastura's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 90th percentile nationally.
Pastura's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 100% of Pastura's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 46 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Pastura against the rest of the country
Pastura scores 90th nationally and 76th within New Mexico — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Pastura ranks 3,092 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 31,030 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 123 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Pastura
Pastura's very high rating (90th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Pastura
Because Direct exposure dominates in Pastura (100%), 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
Every one of the two percentiles behind Pastura's 3,092-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Pastura, see the exposure-zones guide.