Green Bluff, WA
Green Bluff wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Green Bluff lands at the 62nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 748 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Green Bluff's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 62nd percentile nationally.
Where Green Bluff's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Green Bluff: 90.9% of its 748 buildings, versus 9.1% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Green Bluff against the rest of the country
Green Bluff scores 62nd nationally and 68th within Washington — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Green Bluff ranks 11,899 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,147 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 200 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 62nd percentile nationally, Green Bluff 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With 90.9% of Green Bluff 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.
More on how this number was built
Green Bluff's 62nd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Green Bluff, see the exposure-zones guide.