Elmira, OR
Elmira, OR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Elmira sits at the 31st percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 430 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Elmira at the 34th national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Elmira's buildings actually sit
58.1% of Elmira's 430 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 250 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 41.9% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Elmira ranks
Elmira scores 31st nationally and 28th within Oregon — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Elmira ranks 21,878 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,657 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 303 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Elmira sits in Oregon, one of two states that legally require a wildfire-risk disclosure at sale. Sellers here disclose wildfire-hazard status before closing, the same number this page reports at the 31st national percentile. More on the disclosure law.
What would actually reduce this score
Elmira's 58.1% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 430 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Elmira. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Elmira, see the exposure-zones guide.