Glen Jean, WV
Glen Jean wildfire risk explained
Glen Jean sits at the 64th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 117 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Glen Jean's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 66th percentile nationally.
Glen Jean's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Glen Jean's buildings (68.4%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Glen Jean against the rest of the country
Glen Jean's risk sits at a similar level relative to West Virginia (56th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (64th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Glen Jean ranks 11,362 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,337 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 190 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 64th percentile nationally, Glen Jean carries the 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 68.4% of Glen Jean's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Glen Jean's 64th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Glen Jean, see the exposure-zones guide.