Cairo, WV
How exposed is Cairo to wildfire?
Cairo's 199 buildings earn a 44th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Cairo at the 45th percentile, close to its 44th-percentile risk score.
Where Cairo's buildings actually sit
199 buildings are counted in Cairo, and 63.3% 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.
Cairo against the rest of the country
Inside West Virginia, Cairo sits at just the 27th percentile even though it scores 44th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Cairo ranks 17,568 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,911 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 311 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Cairo
Cairo's elevated wildfire rating (44th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Cairo (63.3%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Cairo's figures come from
Cairo's 44th-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 Cairo's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.