Dorothy, WV
How exposed is Dorothy to wildfire?
Dorothy sits at the 92nd 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 176 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Dorothy at the 94th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Dorothy's building exposure, zone by zone
176 buildings are counted in Dorothy, and 91.5% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Dorothy against the rest of the country
Dorothy's risk sits at a similar level relative to West Virginia (88th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (92nd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Dorothy ranks 2,472 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,810 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 52 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Dorothy and the insurance market
Dorothy's very high rating (92nd percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Dorothy
With 91.5% of Dorothy in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Dorothy's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 176 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Dorothy. The exposure-zones guide covers what Dorothy's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.