Canyon Creek, WA
Canyon Creek wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Canyon Creek at the 36th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 1,724 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Canyon Creek's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 33rd percentile nationally.
Where Canyon Creek's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Canyon Creek: 70.2% of its 1,724 buildings, versus 29.8% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Canyon Creek against the rest of the country
Within Washington, Canyon Creek ranks higher (54th percentile) than it does nationally (36th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Canyon Creek ranks 20,154 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,325 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 287 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Canyon Creek's moderate rating (36th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With 70.2% of Canyon Creek 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 Canyon Creek's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Canyon Creek's 20,154-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Canyon Creek's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.