Clearview, WV
How exposed is Clearview to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Clearview at the 37th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 269 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Clearview's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 38th percentile nationally.
Where Clearview's buildings actually sit
269 buildings are counted in Clearview, and 82.5% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where Clearview ranks
Clearview ranks lower within West Virginia (8th percentile statewide) than its 37th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Clearview ranks 20,027 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,553 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 396 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Clearview and the insurance market
Clearview's moderate rating (37th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Clearview
Clearview's 82.5% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Clearview's figures come from
Clearview's 37th-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 Clearview's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.