Clinton, WA
Clinton wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Clinton at the 13th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 756 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Clinton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 12th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Clinton's buildings (60.3%) 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.
How Clinton compares
There's little gap between Clinton's 13th national percentile and its 15th percentile inside Washington, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Clinton ranks 27,595 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,055 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 536 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
Clinton and the insurance market
Clinton's low rating (13th 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
Clinton's 60.3% 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 Clinton's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 756 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Clinton. The exposure-zones guide covers what Clinton's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.