Weed, CA
Weed wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Weed at the 92nd national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 1,422 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Weed's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 92nd percentile nationally.
Where Weed's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Weed (90.6% of 1,422 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 9.4% sit in the Direct zone.
Weed against the rest of the country
Weed ranks lower within California (67th percentile statewide) than its 92nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Weed ranks 2,517 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,521 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 530 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
Weed and the insurance market
Weed's 92nd-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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Weed (90.6% 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 1,422 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Weed. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Weed, see the exposure-zones guide.