Adrian, WV
How exposed is Adrian to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Adrian lands at the 45th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 144 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Adrian at the 47th percentile, close to its 45th-percentile risk score.
Where Adrian's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Adrian: 91% of its 144 buildings, versus 9% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Adrian against the rest of the country
Inside West Virginia, Adrian sits at just the 30th percentile even though it scores 45th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Adrian ranks 17,287 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,138 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 301 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Adrian
Adrian's elevated rating (45th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 91% of Adrian 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.
Where Adrian's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 144 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Adrian. The exposure-zones guide covers what Adrian's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.