Wallace, CA
Wallace wildfire risk explained
Wallace sits at the 88th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 378 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Wallace at the 90th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Wallace's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 97.9% of Wallace's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 2.1% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 370 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Wallace against the rest of the country
Wallace ranks lower within California (57th percentile statewide) than its 88th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wallace ranks 3,805 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,678 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 682 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Wallace
Wallace's 88th-percentile score lands in California, the only two states requiring a wildfire disclosure at sale. California's surplus-lines homeowners market passed 300,000 policies for the first time in 2025, driven by carriers pulling back from wildfire-exposed areas statewide. The disclosure-law guide covers what it requires.
Hardening a home in Wallace
With 97.9% of Wallace 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.
More on how this number was built
Wallace's 88th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Wallace, see the exposure-zones guide.