Ansted, WV
Ansted wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Ansted at the 91st national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 841 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Ansted's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 91st percentile nationally.
Where Ansted's buildings actually sit
73% of Ansted's 841 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 27% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Ansted ranks
Ansted's risk sits at a similar level relative to West Virginia (83rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (91st) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ansted ranks 3,010 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,247 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 75 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Ansted
Ansted's very high rating (91st percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Ansted
Ansted's 73% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Ansted's 91st-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 Ansted, see the exposure-zones guide.