Wells, NV
Wells wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Wells at the 100th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 959 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 Wells at the 100th percentile, close to its 100th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Wells (76.1% of 959 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 23.9% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Wells ranks
There's little gap between Wells's 100th national percentile and its 100th percentile inside Nevada, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wells ranks 12 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,232 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nevada alone, it ranks 2 of 123 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nevada on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Wells
At the 100th percentile nationally, Wells 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Wells (76.1% 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
Wells's 100th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Wells, see the exposure-zones guide.