Curlew, WA
How exposed is Curlew to wildfire?
USFS scores Curlew at the 96th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 137 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Curlew's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 97th percentile nationally.
Where Curlew's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Curlew: 54% of its 137 buildings, versus 46% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Curlew compares
Curlew scores 96th nationally and 91st within Washington — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Curlew ranks 1,149 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,424 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 60 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Curlew
At the 96th percentile nationally, Curlew 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 Curlew
Curlew's 54% 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 Curlew's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Curlew's 1,149-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Curlew's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.