Brownsville, OR
How exposed is Brownsville to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Brownsville lands at the 27th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 1,028 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Brownsville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 29th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
1,028 buildings are counted in Brownsville, and 77.4% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 22.6% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Brownsville against the rest of the country
Brownsville scores 27th nationally and 24th within Oregon — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Brownsville ranks 23,050 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,741 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 319 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
Because Brownsville is in Oregon, a wildfire-hazard disclosure is legally required before a sale closes here — unusual nationally, since only these two states mandate it. Full detail in the disclosure-law guide.
Hardening a home in Brownsville
Because 77.4% of Brownsville's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Brownsville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,028 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Brownsville. The exposure-zones guide covers what Brownsville's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.