Pecan Park, NM
How exposed is Pecan Park to wildfire?
Pecan Park's 62 buildings earn a 56th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Pecan Park's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 55th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Pecan Park's buildings (79%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
How Pecan Park compares
Pecan Park ranks lower within New Mexico (24th percentile statewide) than its 56th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Pecan Park ranks 13,813 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,587 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 377 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 56th national percentile, Pecan Park rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Pecan Park (79% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Pecan Park's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 62 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Pecan Park. The exposure-zones guide covers what Pecan Park's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.