Arlington, OR
How exposed is Arlington to wildfire?
USFS scores Arlington at the 98th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 397 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Arlington at the 99th percentile, close to its 98th-percentile risk score.
Where Arlington's buildings actually sit
82.6% of Arlington's 397 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 16.4% Direct and 1% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Arlington compares
Arlington's risk sits at a similar level relative to Oregon (93rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (98th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Arlington ranks 549 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,281 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 29 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Arlington sits in Oregon, one of two states that legally require a wildfire-risk disclosure at sale. Sellers here disclose wildfire-hazard status before closing, the same number this page reports at the 98th national percentile. More on the disclosure law.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Arlington (82.6% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Arlington's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 397 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Arlington. The exposure-zones guide covers what Arlington's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.