Clallam Bay, WA
Clallam Bay, WA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Clallam Bay sits at the 25th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 296 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Clallam Bay at the 25th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Clallam Bay's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Clallam Bay's buildings (63.9%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Clallam Bay against the rest of the country
Within Washington, Clallam Bay ranks higher (40th percentile) than it does nationally (25th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Clallam Bay ranks 23,813 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,746 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 377 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
Clallam Bay and the insurance market
Clallam Bay's moderate rating (25th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Clallam Bay's 63.9% 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.
Where Clallam Bay's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 296 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Clallam Bay. The exposure-zones guide covers what Clallam Bay's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.