Bath (Berkeley Springs), WV
How exposed is Bath (Berkeley Springs) to wildfire?
USFS scores Bath (Berkeley Springs) at the 49th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 459 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bath (Berkeley Springs)'s burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 49th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
87.2% of Bath (Berkeley Springs)'s 459 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 12.9% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Bath (Berkeley Springs) against the rest of the country
Bath (Berkeley Springs)'s risk sits at a similar level relative to West Virginia (37th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (49th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bath (Berkeley Springs) ranks 15,997 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,093 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 272 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bath (Berkeley Springs)
Bath (Berkeley Springs)'s elevated wildfire rating (49th 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.
Hardening a home in Bath (Berkeley Springs)
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Bath (Berkeley Springs) (87.2% 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 459 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bath (Berkeley Springs). For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Bath (Berkeley Springs), see the exposure-zones guide.