Pinedale, NM
Pinedale, NM's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Pinedale at the 43rd national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 231 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Pinedale at the 37th national percentile — 6 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
231 buildings are counted in Pinedale, and 100% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
How Pinedale compares
Pinedale's 43rd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 9th ranking inside New Mexico does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 34 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Pinedale ranks 17,967 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,770 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 449 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Pinedale
At the 43rd national percentile, Pinedale rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Pinedale
Pinedale'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 Pinedale's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 231 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Pinedale. The exposure-zones guide covers what Pinedale's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.