Hansford, WV
Hansford wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Hansford at the 91st national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 161 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Hansford at the 92nd national percentile — 1 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 Hansford's buildings (88.2%) 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.
Where Hansford ranks
Hansford's risk sits at a similar level relative to West Virginia (83rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (91st) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hansford ranks 2,977 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,413 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 74 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Hansford
Hansford's very high rating (91st percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 88.2% of Hansford'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 Hansford's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Hansford's 2,977-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Hansford's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.