Kendall, WA
Kendall wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Kendall at the 61st national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 580 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Kendall's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 55th percentile nationally.
Where Kendall's buildings actually sit
87.1% of Kendall's 580 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 505 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 12.9% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Kendall against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Kendall's 61st national percentile and its 67th percentile inside Washington, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Kendall ranks 12,341 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,112 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 207 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
Kendall and the insurance market
Kendall's high rating (61st 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 87.1% of Kendall in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Kendall's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 580 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Kendall. The exposure-zones guide covers what Kendall's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.