East View, WV
How exposed is East View to wildfire?
East View's 523 buildings earn a 31st-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, East View's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 32nd percentile nationally.
Where East View's buildings actually sit
523 buildings are counted in East View, and 70% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 21.6% in Direct exposure or the 8.4% rated Minimal.
Where East View ranks
East View ranks lower within West Virginia (1st percentile statewide) than its 31st national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, East View ranks 21,887 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,990 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 426 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in East View
At the 31st national percentile, East View rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
East View's 70% 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 East View's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind East View's 21,887-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what East View's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.