Cameron, WV
Cameron, WV's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Cameron at the 44th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 651 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Cameron at the 44th percentile, close to its 44th-percentile risk score.
Where Cameron's buildings actually sit
651 buildings are counted in Cameron, and 50.8% 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.
Where Cameron ranks
Cameron ranks lower within West Virginia (25th percentile statewide) than its 44th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Cameron ranks 17,823 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,198 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 322 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Cameron
Cameron'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.
What would actually reduce this score
With 50.8% of Cameron 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.
More on how this number was built
Cameron's 44th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Cameron, see the exposure-zones guide.