Davis, WV
Davis, WV's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Davis sits at the 46th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 614 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 Davis at the 45th percentile, close to its 46th-percentile risk score.
Davis's building exposure, zone by zone
60.9% of Davis's 614 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 39.1% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Davis ranks
Inside West Virginia, Davis sits at just the 30th percentile even though it scores 46th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Davis ranks 17,194 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,648 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 300 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Davis
At the 46th national percentile, Davis rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Davis
Because 60.9% of Davis's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Davis's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 614 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Davis. The exposure-zones guide covers what Davis's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.