Prewitt, NM
How exposed is Prewitt to wildfire?
Prewitt sits at the 61st percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 381 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Prewitt at the 56th national percentile — 4 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Prewitt's buildings actually sit
381 buildings are counted in Prewitt, and 97.6% 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.
Where Prewitt ranks
Inside New Mexico, Prewitt sits at just the 31st percentile even though it scores 61st nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Prewitt ranks 12,420 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,627 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 343 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Prewitt and the insurance market
Prewitt's high rating (61st 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Prewitt (97.6%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Prewitt's figures come from
Prewitt's 61st-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Prewitt's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.