Bucoda, WA
Bucoda wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Bucoda at the 46th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 358 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bucoda's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 50th percentile nationally.
Where Bucoda's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 78.5% of Bucoda's 358 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 21.5% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Bucoda ranks
Bucoda scores 46th nationally and 60th within Washington — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bucoda ranks 17,131 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,118 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 249 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bucoda
Bucoda's elevated rating (46th 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
Because 78.5% of Bucoda'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 Bucoda's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 358 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bucoda. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bucoda's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.