Verdi, NV
Verdi wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Verdi at the 99th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 877 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Verdi at the 99th percentile, close to its 99th-percentile risk score.
Where Verdi's buildings actually sit
67.1% of Verdi's 877 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 33% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Verdi compares
Verdi scores 99th nationally and 89th within Nevada — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Verdi ranks 383 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,935 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nevada alone, it ranks 15 of 123 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nevada on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Verdi
Verdi's very high rating (99th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Verdi (67.1% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Verdi's figures come from
Verdi's 99th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Verdi's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.