Dupont City, WV
How exposed is Dupont City to wildfire?
USFS scores Dupont City at the 90th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 351 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Dupont City's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 91st percentile nationally.
Dupont City's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Dupont City's buildings (97.7%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Dupont City against the rest of the country
Dupont City scores 90th nationally and 80th within West Virginia — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Dupont City ranks 3,324 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,295 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 85 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Dupont City
At the 90th percentile nationally, Dupont City 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 Dupont City
Dupont City's 97.7% 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.
Where Dupont City's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 351 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Dupont City. The exposure-zones guide covers what Dupont City's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.