Fox Island, WA
Fox Island, WA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Fox Island at the 20th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 2,159 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Fox Island's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 19th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
2,159 buildings are counted in Fox Island, and 53.2% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 46.8% rated Minimal.
Fox Island against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Fox Island's 20th national percentile and its 30th percentile inside Washington, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Fox Island ranks 25,321 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,044 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 440 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
Fox Island and the insurance market
At the 20th national percentile, Fox Island rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 53.2% of Fox Island in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Fox Island's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,159 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Fox Island. The exposure-zones guide covers what Fox Island's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.