Seama, NM
How exposed is Seama to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Seama lands at the 45th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 234 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Seama's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 48th percentile nationally.
Where Seama's buildings actually sit
100% of Seama's 234 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 234 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Seama against the rest of the country
Seama's 45th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 12th ranking inside New Mexico does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 34 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Seama ranks 17,277 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,674 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 437 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Seama
Seama's elevated wildfire rating (45th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Seama
With 100% of Seama in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Seama's 45th-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 Seama, see the exposure-zones guide.