Sonoma State University, CA
Sonoma State University wildfire risk explained
Sonoma State University's 154 buildings earn a 88th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Sonoma State University at the 91st national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Sonoma State University's buildings actually sit
90.9% of Sonoma State University's 154 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 9.1% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Sonoma State University compares
Sonoma State University's 88th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 57th ranking inside California does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 31 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sonoma State University ranks 3,713 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,689 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 675 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Sonoma State University
Because Sonoma State University 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 Sonoma State University
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Sonoma State University (90.9% 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
Every one of the two percentiles behind Sonoma State University's 3,713-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Sonoma State University, see the exposure-zones guide.