Delaware, OK
Delaware, OK's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Delaware at the 75th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 260 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Delaware's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 76th percentile nationally.
Delaware's building exposure, zone by zone
58.9% of Delaware's 260 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 153 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 41.2% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Delaware ranks
Delaware's 75th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 14th ranking inside Oklahoma does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 61 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Delaware ranks 7,885 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,834 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oklahoma alone, it ranks 713 of 834 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oklahoma on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Delaware
At the 75th percentile nationally, Delaware carries the 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 Delaware
Delaware's 58.9% 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 Delaware's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 260 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Delaware. The exposure-zones guide covers what Delaware's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.