Clear Lake (Pierce), WA
How exposed is Clear Lake (Pierce) to wildfire?
USFS scores Clear Lake (Pierce) at the 55th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 1,087 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Clear Lake (Pierce) at the 56th percentile, close to its 55th-percentile risk score.
Where Clear Lake (Pierce)'s buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 87% of Clear Lake (Pierce)'s buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 5.4% Indirect share and far above its 7.5% Minimal share — a profile where 946 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Clear Lake (Pierce) ranks
There's little gap between Clear Lake (Pierce)'s 55th national percentile and its 64th percentile inside Washington, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Clear Lake (Pierce) ranks 14,261 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,361 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 225 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Clear Lake (Pierce)
Clear Lake (Pierce)'s elevated wildfire rating (55th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Clear Lake (Pierce)
Because Direct exposure dominates in Clear Lake (Pierce) (87%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Clear Lake (Pierce)'s figures come from
Clear Lake (Pierce)'s 55th-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 Clear Lake (Pierce)'s dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.