Strawberry, AZ
Strawberry wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Strawberry at the 100th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 1,199 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Strawberry's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 99th percentile nationally.
Strawberry's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Strawberry: 76.5% of its 1,199 buildings, versus 23.5% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Strawberry ranks
There's little gap between Strawberry's 100th national percentile and its 97th percentile inside Arizona, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Strawberry ranks 146 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,650 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arizona alone, it ranks 15 of 441 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arizona on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Strawberry
Strawberry's very high rating (100th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Strawberry
With 76.5% of Strawberry 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.
Where Strawberry's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,199 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Strawberry. The exposure-zones guide covers what Strawberry's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.