Carson, WA
Carson wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Carson at the 87th national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 1,409 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Carson's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 87th percentile nationally.
Where Carson's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 58.7% of Carson's 1,409 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 41.3% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Carson against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Carson's 87th national percentile and its 78th percentile inside Washington, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Carson ranks 4,018 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,593 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 140 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
Carson's very high rating (87th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Carson
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Carson (58.7% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Carson's 87th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Carson, see the exposure-zones guide.