Poncha Springs, CO
Poncha Springs, CO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Poncha Springs at the 81st national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 676 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Poncha Springs at the 74th percentile, close to its 81st-percentile risk score.
Where Poncha Springs's buildings actually sit
676 buildings are counted in Poncha Springs, and 63.9% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 36.1% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Poncha Springs against the rest of the country
Poncha Springs ranks lower within Colorado (57th percentile statewide) than its 81st national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Poncha Springs ranks 5,859 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,907 by building count (1 is largest). Within Colorado alone, it ranks 205 of 472 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Colorado on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Poncha Springs
At the 81st percentile nationally, Poncha Springs carries the very high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Poncha Springs
Poncha Springs's 63.9% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 676 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Poncha Springs. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Poncha Springs, see the exposure-zones guide.