West Park, CA
How exposed is West Park to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, West Park lands at the 73rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 720 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks West Park at the 72nd national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
West Park's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 65.3% of West Park's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 34.7% Minimal share — a profile where 470 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
West Park against the rest of the country
West Park ranks lower within California (31st percentile statewide) than its 73rd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, West Park ranks 8,564 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,448 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 1,091 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
West Park and the insurance market
Because West Park 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in West Park (65.3%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind West Park's 8,564-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond West Park, see the exposure-zones guide.