Huntington, WV
Huntington, WV's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Huntington sits at the 59th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 22,147 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Huntington at the 61st national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Huntington's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS puts 61% of Huntington's 22,147 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 6.6% Direct and 32.4% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to. At 22,147 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
Where Huntington ranks
Huntington's risk sits at a similar level relative to West Virginia (48th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (59th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Huntington ranks 12,938 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 615 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 221 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Huntington
At the 59th national percentile, Huntington rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Huntington
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Huntington (61% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Huntington's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 22,147 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Huntington. The exposure-zones guide covers what Huntington's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.