Bothell East, WA
Bothell East, WA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Bothell East at the 7th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 3,634 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bothell East's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 8th percentile nationally.
Where Bothell East's buildings actually sit
3,634 buildings are counted in Bothell East, and 49.1% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 11.5% in Direct exposure or the 39.5% rated Minimal.
Bothell East against the rest of the country
Bothell East's risk sits at a similar level relative to Washington (6th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (7th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bothell East ranks 29,234 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,618 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 588 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bothell East
Bothell East's low rating (7th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Bothell East (49.1% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Bothell East's figures come from
Bothell East's 7th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bothell East's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.