About Communities At Risk

To help protect people and their property from potential catastrophic wildfire, the National Fire Plan directs funding to be provided for projects designed to reduce the fire risks to communities. A fundamental step in achieving this goal was the identification of communities that are at high risk of damage from wildfire. These high risk communities identified within the wildland-urban interface, the area where homes and wildlands intermix, were published in the Federal Register in 2001. At the request of Congress, the Federal Register notice only listed those communities neighboring federal lands. The list represents the collaborative work of the 50 states and five federal agencies using a standardized process, whereby states were asked to submit all communities within their borders that met the criteria of a structure at high risk from wildfire.

With California's extensive urban Wildland-Urban Interface situation, the list of communities extends beyond just those adjacent to Federal lands. There are 18 communities currently on the Communities at Risk List. The California State Forester (CAL FIRE Director) has assigned the role of managing the list to the California Fire Alliance (Alliance). The Alliance has recently developed a process whereby communities can be added or removed from the list of "communities at risk" to wildfire.

Communities At Risk List

Place Name	County Name	Federal Threat	Federally Regulated	Year
Jackson	Amador			2001
Jacumba	San Diego			2001
Jamestown	Tuolumne			2001
Jamul	San Diego			2001
Janesville	Lassen			2001
Jenner	Sonoma			2001
Jenny Lind	Calaveras			2001
Jerseydale	Mariposa			2001
Johnstonville	Lassen			2001
Johnsville	Plumas			2001
Jonesville	Butte			2001
Joshua Tree	San Bernardino			2001
Julian	San Diego			2001
Junction City	Trinity			2001
June Lake	Mono			2001
Juniper Flats	Riverside			2001
Juniper Hills	Los Angeles			2001
Jupiter	Tuolumne			2001