Fircrest, WA
Fircrest, WA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Fircrest lands at the 8th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 2,590 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Fircrest at the 8th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Fircrest's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Fircrest's buildings (97% of 2,590) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
How Fircrest compares
Fircrest's risk sits at a similar level relative to Washington (7th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (8th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Fircrest ranks 29,138 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,121 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 585 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Fircrest
At the 8th national percentile, Fircrest rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Fircrest
Fircrest's 97% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Fircrest's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Fircrest's 29,138-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Fircrest's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.