Grays River, WA
Grays River, WA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Grays River's 268 buildings earn a 25th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Grays River's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 25th percentile nationally.
Where Grays River's buildings actually sit
268 buildings are counted in Grays River, and 100% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where Grays River ranks
Grays River's 41st-percentile standing inside Washington outpaces its 25th 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, Grays River ranks 23,776 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,594 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 374 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Grays River
Grays River's moderate rating (25th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Grays River
With 100% of Grays River 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 Grays River's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 268 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Grays River. The exposure-zones guide covers what Grays River's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.