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Eagle Crest, OR

Eagle Crest wildfire risk explained

Very High
88thpercentile nationally

Eagle Crest's 2,077 buildings earn a 88th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)

USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Eagle Crest at the 88th percentile, close to its 88th-percentile risk score.

Where Eagle Crest's buildings actually sit

2,077Total buildings
74.9%Direct exposure
25.1%Indirect exposure
0%Minimal exposure

Direct exposure dominates in Eagle Crest: 74.9% of its 2,077 buildings, versus 25.1% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.

Where Eagle Crest ranks

Inside Oregon, Eagle Crest sits at just the 70th percentile even though it scores 88th 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, Eagle Crest ranks 3,856 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,264 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 126 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.

Shopping for coverage in Eagle Crest

Eagle Crest's 88th-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.

Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it

Because Direct exposure dominates in Eagle Crest (74.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.

Where Eagle Crest's figures come from

Every one of the two percentiles behind Eagle Crest's 3,856-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Eagle Crest's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.