Jefferson, OR
Jefferson, OR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Jefferson sits at the 14th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,284 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Jefferson's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 17th percentile nationally.
Where Jefferson's buildings actually sit
Most of Jefferson's buildings (96.7%) 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.
How Jefferson compares
Jefferson scores 14th nationally and 7th within Oregon — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Jefferson ranks 27,143 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,169 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 388 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
Jefferson and the insurance market
Because Jefferson is in Oregon, a wildfire-hazard disclosure is legally required before a sale closes here — unusual nationally, since only these two states mandate it. Full detail in the disclosure-law guide.
Hardening a home in Jefferson
Because 96.7% of Jefferson'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.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Jefferson's 27,143-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Jefferson, see the exposure-zones guide.