Sawmill, AZ
Sawmill, AZ's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Sawmill lands at the 93rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 356 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Sawmill at the 89th national percentile — 4 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Sawmill's buildings actually sit
356 buildings are counted in Sawmill, and 100% 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 Sawmill ranks
Sawmill's 93rd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 70th ranking inside Arizona does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 23 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sawmill ranks 2,350 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,150 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arizona alone, it ranks 135 of 441 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arizona on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Sawmill
At the 93rd percentile nationally, Sawmill 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Sawmill (100%), 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 356 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Sawmill. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Sawmill, see the exposure-zones guide.