Yosemite West, CA
How exposed is Yosemite West to wildfire?
USFS scores Yosemite West at the 98th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 144 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Yosemite West's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 98th percentile nationally.
Yosemite West's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 100% of Yosemite West's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 144 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Yosemite West against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Yosemite West's 98th national percentile and its 85th percentile inside California, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Yosemite West ranks 565 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,114 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 246 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Yosemite West
Yosemite West's 98th-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 100% of Yosemite West 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 144 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Yosemite West. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Yosemite West, see the exposure-zones guide.