Poston, AZ
Poston wildfire risk explained
Poston sits at the 59th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 128 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Poston at the 58th percentile, close to its 59th-percentile risk score.
Poston's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Poston: 60.9% of its 128 buildings, versus 39.1% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Poston ranks
Poston's 59th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 26th ranking inside Arizona does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 33 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Poston ranks 12,877 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,781 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arizona alone, it ranks 328 of 441 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arizona on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Poston
Poston's elevated rating (59th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Poston (60.9%), 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
Poston's 59th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Poston, see the exposure-zones guide.