Seeley, CA
How exposed is Seeley to wildfire?
Seeley's 655 buildings earn a 63rd-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, Seeley's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 63rd percentile nationally.
Seeley's building exposure, zone by zone
655 buildings are counted in Seeley, and 77.3% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 3.8% in Direct exposure or the 18.9% rated Minimal.
Seeley against the rest of the country
Inside California, Seeley sits at just the 21st percentile even though it scores 63rd 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, Seeley ranks 11,590 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,127 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 1,236 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
Seeley and the insurance market
Seeley sits in California, one of two states that legally require a wildfire-risk disclosure at sale. California's FAIR Plan, the state's insurer of last resort, ended 2025 with 668,609 residential policies after adding 21,859 in Q4 alone — the kind of market shift a 63rd-percentile score like Seeley's can end up mattering for. More on the disclosure law.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Seeley (77.3% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Seeley's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 655 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Seeley. The exposure-zones guide covers what Seeley's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.