Gorst, WA
How exposed is Gorst to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Gorst lands at the 27th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 440 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Gorst's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 27th percentile nationally.
Where Gorst's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 78.4% of Gorst's 440 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 21.6% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
How Gorst compares
Gorst's 44th-percentile standing inside Washington outpaces its 27th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Gorst ranks 23,146 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,470 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 350 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Gorst
Gorst's moderate wildfire rating (27th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 78.4% of Gorst'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.
Where Gorst's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Gorst's 23,146-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Gorst's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.