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Justice Addition, WV

Justice Addition, WV's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers

Very High
93rdpercentile nationally

USFS scores Justice Addition at the 93rd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 166 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)

Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Justice Addition at the 95th national percentile — 2 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

166Total buildings
35.5%Direct exposure
64.5%Indirect exposure
0%Minimal exposure

166 buildings are counted in Justice Addition, and 64.5% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 35.5% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.

Where Justice Addition ranks

Justice Addition's risk sits at a similar level relative to West Virginia (90th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (93rd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Justice Addition ranks 2,253 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,199 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 43 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.

Shopping for coverage in Justice Addition

At the 93rd percentile nationally, Justice Addition carries the very 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.

Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it

With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Justice Addition (64.5% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.

Where Justice Addition's figures come from

Justice Addition's 93rd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Justice Addition's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.