Joseph, OR
How exposed is Joseph to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Joseph lands at the 87th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 857 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Joseph's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 90th percentile nationally.
Where Joseph's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 66.6% of Joseph's 857 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 33.4% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Joseph against the rest of the country
Joseph ranks lower within Oregon (69th percentile statewide) than its 87th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Joseph ranks 4,048 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,112 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 131 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Joseph
Joseph sits in Oregon, one of two states that legally require a wildfire-risk disclosure at sale. Sellers here disclose wildfire-hazard status before closing, the same number this page reports at the 87th national percentile. More on the disclosure law.
Hardening a home in Joseph
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Joseph (66.6% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Joseph's 4,048-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Joseph, see the exposure-zones guide.