Appendix B - Community Wildfire Assessment Rating System

Community Design	Score
1. Ingress/Egress Two or more primary roads One Road One-way road in, one way out	1 3 5
2. Width of Primary Road >24 feet >20 feet and <24 feet <20 feet	1 3 5
3. Accessibility Road grade 5% or less Road grade more than 5%	1 3
4. Secondary Road Terminus Loop roads, cul-de-sac w/outside turning radius of 45’ or greater Dead-end roads 200’ or less in length Dead-end roads greater than 200’	1 3 5
5. Street Signs Present 90-100% Present 75-89% Present <75%	1 3 5
6. Address Signage Present 90-100% Present 75-89% Present <75%	1 3 5

Existing Building Materials	Score
1. Roofing Materials Non-combustible covering 90-100% Non-combustible covering 80-90% Non-combustible covering 70-80% Non-combustible <70%	1 5 8 10
2. Siding Materials Non-combustible siding >75% Non-combustible siding <75%	1 5
3. Unenclosed Features Less than 25% 25 - 50% >50%	1 3 5

Utilities	Score
Low risk of ignition Moderate risk of ignition High risk of ignition	1 3 5

Defensible Space	Score
1. Average Lot Size 10 acres or larger 1 to 10 acres <1 acre	1 3 5
2. Defensible Space 70% or more adequate 30-70% adequate <30% adequate	1 7 15

Fire Protection	Score
1. Water Source 500 gpm hydrants within 500’ of structures 500 gpm hydrants or draft source within 1000 feet of structures Water source 20 minutes away roundtrip Water source > 45 minutes away roundtrip	1 2 5 10
2. Fire Department Protection Within 5 Miles Career Department Combination Career/Volunteer Volunteer with Seasonal Staffing All Volunteer Department No Organized Department	1 3 5 7 10

Fire Behavior	Score
1. Slope 8% or less 8% - 20% 20% - 30% >30%	1 4 7 10
2. Aspect North or <8% slope East West South	1 3 7 10
3. Fuels Light density Medium density High density	1 3 5
Situation #3 - Fine and/or sparse fuels surround structures; infrequent wind exposure; flat terrain with little slope and/or north aspect. No large wildland fire history and/or moderate fire occurrence.	3
Situation #2 - Moderate slopes; broken moderate fuels; some ladder fuels; composition of fuels is conducive to torching and spotting; conditions may lead to moderate suppression success; some fire history and/or moderate fire occurrence.	7
Situation #1 - Continuous fuels in close proximity to structures; composition of fuels is conducive to crown fires or high intensity surface fires; steep slopes; predominately south aspects; dense fuels; heavy duff; prevailing wind exposure and/or ladder fuels that may reduce suppression effectiveness; history of some large fires and/or moderate fire occurrence.	10