Glenwood, WA
How exposed is Glenwood to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Glenwood lands at the 98th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 183 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Glenwood's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 99th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
66.1% of Glenwood's 183 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 33.9% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Glenwood ranks
Glenwood's risk sits at a similar level relative to Washington (96th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (98th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Glenwood ranks 646 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,517 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 28 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Glenwood
At the 98th percentile nationally, Glenwood carries the very 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 66.1% of Glenwood'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
Every one of the two percentiles behind Glenwood's 646-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Glenwood, see the exposure-zones guide.