Camden-on-Gauley, WV
How exposed is Camden-on-Gauley to wildfire?
Camden-on-Gauley sits at the 57th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 103 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Camden-on-Gauley at the 58th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Camden-on-Gauley's buildings actually sit
100% of Camden-on-Gauley's 103 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 103 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Camden-on-Gauley compares
Camden-on-Gauley scores 57th nationally and 46th 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, Camden-on-Gauley ranks 13,570 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,928 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 233 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Camden-on-Gauley
Camden-on-Gauley's elevated rating (57th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Camden-on-Gauley
With 100% of Camden-on-Gauley in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Camden-on-Gauley's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Camden-on-Gauley's 13,570-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Camden-on-Gauley's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.