WildfireRiskFinder

Eagle Point, OR

Eagle Point, OR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers

Very High
89thpercentile nationally

Eagle Point's 3,748 buildings earn a 89th-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 Point at the 93rd percentile, close to its 89th-percentile risk score.

Eagle Point's building exposure, zone by zone

3,748Total buildings
15.4%Direct exposure
84.5%Indirect exposure
0.1%Minimal exposure

Indirect exposure is dominant in Eagle Point (84.5% of 3,748 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 15.4% sit in the Direct zone.

Eagle Point against the rest of the country

Eagle Point ranks lower within Oregon (72nd percentile statewide) than its 89th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Eagle Point ranks 3,632 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,476 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 117 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.

Shopping for coverage in Eagle Point

Eagle Point's 89th-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.

What would actually reduce this score

With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Eagle Point (84.5% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.

More on how this number was built

The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 3,748 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Eagle Point. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Eagle Point, see the exposure-zones guide.