Florence, OR
Florence, OR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Florence lands at the 29th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 5,084 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Florence's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 27th percentile nationally.
Where Florence's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Florence (53.2% of 5,084 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 4.7% sit in the Direct zone. At 5,084 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
How Florence compares
Florence scores 29th nationally and 26th 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, Florence ranks 22,482 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,390 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 311 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Florence
Because Florence is in Oregon, a wildfire-hazard disclosure is legally required before a sale closes here — unusual nationally, since only these two states mandate it. Full detail in the disclosure-law guide.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Florence (53.2% 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 5,084 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Florence. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Florence, see the exposure-zones guide.