Albright, WV
How exposed is Albright to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Albright at the 47th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 145 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Albright at the 48th percentile, close to its 47th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS puts 68.3% of Albright's 145 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 31.7% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Albright ranks
Albright's risk sits at a similar level relative to West Virginia (33rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (47th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Albright ranks 16,750 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,104 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 289 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Albright
Albright's elevated wildfire rating (47th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Albright (68.3% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Albright's 47th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Albright, see the exposure-zones guide.