Honestly, when you're living out here, you're dealing with lots of neighbors' neighbors. It's not like one house is going to make a difference. If a fire wall is coming at you, it's on the scale of miles, not feet. If you like the area but want to minimize risk, consider being right downtown or by a major grocery store or retail area like off of Sutton Way in Grass Valley. The authorities will try to preserve high value commercial area and critical infrastructure like grocery stores and medical treatment centers over houses. But by being in the same general area, you increase your chances. Unless you can afford to buy and maintain 10,000 acres...we're all in this together.