St. Johns (Apache), AZ
St. Johns (Apache) wildfire risk explained
St. Johns (Apache) sits at the 50th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 2,114 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks St. Johns (Apache) at the 50th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
St. Johns (Apache)'s building exposure, zone by zone
USFS puts 62.2% of St. Johns (Apache)'s 2,114 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 37.8% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
St. Johns (Apache) against the rest of the country
St. Johns (Apache)'s 50th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 18th ranking inside Arizona does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 32 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, St. Johns (Apache) ranks 15,872 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,153 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arizona alone, it ranks 362 of 441 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arizona on its state page.
St. Johns (Apache) and the insurance market
At the 50th national percentile, St. Johns (Apache) rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in St. Johns (Apache) (62.2% 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,114 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for St. Johns (Apache). For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond St. Johns (Apache), see the exposure-zones guide.