Springer, NM
How exposed is Springer to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Springer at the 89th national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 979 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Springer at the 89th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
979 buildings are counted in Springer, and 64.8% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 35.2% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Springer ranks
Springer's 89th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 71st ranking inside New Mexico does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 17 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Springer ranks 3,628 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,081 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 143 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Springer
At the 89th percentile nationally, Springer 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 64.8% of Springer's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Springer's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 979 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Springer. The exposure-zones guide covers what Springer's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.