Weldon, CA
How exposed is Weldon to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Weldon lands at the 97th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 2,433 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Weldon's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 97th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 51.9% of Weldon's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 48.1% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 1,263 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Weldon against the rest of the country
Weldon ranks lower within California (80th percentile statewide) than its 97th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Weldon ranks 877 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,432 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 315 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
Weldon and the insurance market
Because Weldon is in California, a wildfire-hazard disclosure is legally required before a sale closes here — unusual nationally, since only these two states mandate it. The state's FAIR Plan alone carried 668,609 policies by the end of 2025. Full detail in the disclosure-law guide.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 51.9% of Weldon 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
Every one of the two percentiles behind Weldon's 877-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Weldon, see the exposure-zones guide.