Twin Forks, NM
Twin Forks, NM's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Twin Forks at the 100th national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 356 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Twin Forks at the 100th national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Twin Forks's building exposure, zone by zone
92.7% of Twin Forks's 356 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 330 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 7.3% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Twin Forks ranks
Twin Forks scores 100th nationally and 100th within New Mexico — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Twin Forks ranks 14 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,163 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 2 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Twin Forks
At the 100th percentile nationally, Twin Forks 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.
Hardening a home in Twin Forks
Twin Forks's 92.7% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Twin Forks's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Twin Forks's 14-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Twin Forks's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.