Chemult, OR
How exposed is Chemult to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Chemult lands at the 77th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 94 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Chemult at the 79th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Chemult's building exposure, zone by zone
94 buildings are counted in Chemult, and 87.2% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 12.8% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Chemult ranks
Chemult ranks lower within Oregon (59th percentile statewide) than its 77th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Chemult ranks 7,380 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,333 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 171 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
Chemult and the insurance market
Because Chemult is in Oregon, a wildfire-hazard disclosure is legally required before a sale closes here — unusual nationally, since only these two states mandate it. Full detail in the disclosure-law guide.
Hardening a home in Chemult
Chemult's 87.2% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Chemult's 7,380-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Chemult, see the exposure-zones guide.