County Risk Profiles
Burn probability, FHSZ tiers, and WUI data for wildfire-prone counties across the West.
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Elko County, NV vs Humboldt County, NV vs Storey County, NV: 10-year wildfire hardening comparison at $500,000.00 replacement value
Elko County, NV has the highest modeled hardening NPV: -$31,548.90. The margin to the next option is $21,982.91. Every compared package has negative NPV over this horizon. This orders county model estimates, not property safety or investment suitability.
Read more →Elmore County, ID vs Gem County, ID vs Idaho County, ID: 10-year wildfire hardening comparison at $500,000.00 replacement value
Elmore County, ID has the highest modeled hardening NPV: -$34,281.07. The margin to the next option is $6,754.11. Every compared package has negative NPV over this horizon. This orders county model estimates, not property safety or investment suitability.
Read more →Hood River County, OR vs Josephine County, OR vs Wasco County, OR: 10-year wildfire hardening comparison at $500,000.00 replacement value
Wasco County, OR has the highest modeled hardening NPV: -$42,347.14. The margin to the next option is $3,056.23. Every compared package has negative NPV over this horizon. This orders county model estimates, not property safety or investment suitability.
Read more →Lake County, CA vs San Diego County, CA vs Trinity County, CA: 10-year wildfire hardening comparison at $500,000.00 replacement value
San Diego County, CA has the highest modeled hardening NPV: -$50,917.84. The margin to the next option is $14,612.41. Every compared package has negative NPV over this horizon. This orders county model estimates, not property safety or investment suitability.
Read more →Hemphill County, TX vs Hutchinson County, TX vs Roberts County, TX: 10-year wildfire hardening comparison at $500,000.00 replacement value
Roberts County, TX has the highest modeled hardening NPV: -$19,033.17. The margin to the next option is $2,270.89. Every compared package has negative NPV over this horizon. This orders county model estimates, not property safety or investment suitability.
Read more →Chelan County, WA vs Kittitas County, WA vs Klickitat County, WA: 10-year wildfire hardening comparison at $500,000.00 replacement value
Kittitas County, WA has the highest modeled hardening NPV: -$40,175.06. The margin to the next option is $775.71. Every compared package has negative NPV over this horizon. This orders county model estimates, not property safety or investment suitability.
Read more →Santa Barbara County: 97th Percentile Risk and What It Means for Home Values
Santa Barbara County sits at the 97th percentile nationally for wildfire risk, with a burn probability of 0.055 and 12.3% of land in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones. Here is what the data means for property values and insurance.
Read more →Los Angeles County Wildfire Risk: What the Data Actually Shows
Los Angeles County sits at the 92nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk, with a community-level burn probability of 0.042 and over 205,000 FAIR Plan policies. Here is what the data means for homeowners.
Read more →San Bernardino County Wildfire Risk: Fire History, Evacuation Zones, and What the Data Shows
San Bernardino County is the largest county in the US by area — and one of the most wildfire-exposed. Here is a data-driven risk assessment covering fire history, hazard zones, and what homeowners in the mountain and foothill communities need to know.
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