Crum, WV
Crum, WV's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Crum sits at the 91st percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 131 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Crum at the 94th percentile, close to its 91st-percentile risk score.
Crum's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Crum (50.4% of 131 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 49.6% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Crum ranks
Crum scores 91st nationally and 85th within West Virginia — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Crum ranks 2,757 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,695 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 63 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Crum
At the 91st percentile nationally, Crum carries the very high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Crum
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Crum (50.4% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Crum's 91st-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Crum, see the exposure-zones guide.