San Fernando, CA
San Fernando, CA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
San Fernando's 6,959 buildings earn a 64th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, San Fernando's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 63rd percentile nationally.
Where San Fernando's buildings actually sit
91.4% of San Fernando's 6,959 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 0.3% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself. At 6,959 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
How San Fernando compares
San Fernando ranks lower within California (22nd percentile statewide) than its 64th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, San Fernando ranks 11,399 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 2,485 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 1,224 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in San Fernando
Because San Fernando 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 San Fernando
Even with 91.4% of San Fernando outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where San Fernando's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind San Fernando's 11,399-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what San Fernando's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.