Cannon Beach, OR
Cannon Beach, OR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Cannon Beach lands at the 28th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 1,804 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Cannon Beach's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 27th percentile nationally.
Where Cannon Beach's buildings actually sit
88.8% of Cannon Beach's 1,804 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 11.2% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Cannon Beach compares
There's little gap between Cannon Beach's 28th national percentile and its 26th percentile inside Oregon, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Cannon Beach ranks 22,794 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,050 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 313 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Cannon Beach
Cannon Beach's 28th-percentile score lands in Oregon, the only two states requiring a wildfire disclosure at sale. Oregon's own hazard map feeds directly into that disclosure requirement. The disclosure-law guide covers what it requires.
Hardening a home in Cannon Beach
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Cannon Beach (88.8% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Cannon Beach's figures come from
Cannon Beach's 28th-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 Cannon Beach's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.