Glen White, WV
Glen White, WV's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Glen White lands at the 76th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 173 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Glen White at the 79th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Glen White's buildings (52.6%) 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.
How Glen White compares
Glen White's risk sits at a similar level relative to West Virginia (70th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (76th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Glen White ranks 7,550 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,921 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 131 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Glen White and the insurance market
At the 76th percentile nationally, Glen White 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.
Hardening a home in Glen White
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Glen White (52.6% 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
Glen White's 76th-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 White, see the exposure-zones guide.