Key Center, WA
Key Center, WA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Key Center lands at the 26th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 2,532 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Key Center's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 27th percentile nationally.
Where Key Center's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Key Center: 89.3% of its 2,532 buildings, versus 8.2% Indirect and 2.5% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Key Center compares
Compare Key Center's two percentiles: 43rd within Washington, only 26th nationally — a gap of 17 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Key Center ranks 23,214 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,240 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 356 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 26th national percentile, Key Center rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 89.3% of Key Center 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 Key Center's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,532 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Key Center. The exposure-zones guide covers what Key Center's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.