Berwind, WV
Berwind, WV's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Berwind lands at the 88th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 163 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Berwind's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 90th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
163 buildings are counted in Berwind, and 70.6% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where Berwind ranks
Berwind scores 88th nationally and 77th within West Virginia — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Berwind ranks 3,766 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,308 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 98 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Berwind
Berwind's very high rating (88th 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 Berwind
Berwind's 70.6% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
Berwind's 88th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Berwind, see the exposure-zones guide.