Rose Hills, CA
How exposed is Rose Hills to wildfire?
Rose Hills sits at the 77th 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 873 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Rose Hills's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 75th percentile nationally.
Where Rose Hills's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Rose Hills (95.3% of 873 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 4.7% sit in the Direct zone.
How Rose Hills compares
Rose Hills ranks lower within California (35th percentile statewide) than its 77th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Rose Hills ranks 7,369 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,961 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 1,015 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Because Rose Hills is in California, a wildfire-hazard disclosure is legally required before a sale closes here — unusual nationally, since only these two states mandate it. The state's FAIR Plan alone carried 668,609 policies by the end of 2025. Full detail in the disclosure-law guide.
Hardening a home in Rose Hills
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Rose Hills (95.3% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 873 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Rose Hills. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Rose Hills, see the exposure-zones guide.