Ewing, VA
Ewing, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Ewing's 452 buildings earn a 91st-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.)
Separately from the risk score above, Ewing's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 93rd percentile nationally.
Ewing's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Ewing's 452 counted buildings, 92% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
How Ewing compares
Ewing's risk sits at a similar level relative to Virginia (99th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (91st) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ewing ranks 2,852 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,242 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 10 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Ewing and the insurance market
At the 91st percentile nationally, Ewing 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 Ewing
Because Direct exposure dominates in Ewing (92%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Ewing's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 452 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Ewing. The exposure-zones guide covers what Ewing's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.