Donald, OR
Donald wildfire risk explained
Donald sits at the 22nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 491 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Donald at the 24th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Donald's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS puts 99.4% of Donald's 491 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 0.6% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Donald ranks
Donald's risk sits at a similar level relative to Oregon (17th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (22nd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Donald ranks 24,658 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,519 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 349 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Donald's 22nd-percentile score lands in Oregon, the only two states requiring a wildfire disclosure at sale. Oregon's own hazard map feeds directly into that disclosure requirement. The disclosure-law guide covers what it requires.
Hardening a home in Donald
Donald's 99.4% 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 491 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Donald. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Donald, see the exposure-zones guide.