Kingston, WA
Kingston wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Kingston at the 19th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 1,092 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Kingston's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 19th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Kingston (68.1% of 1,092 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 29.5% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Kingston ranks
Kingston scores 19th nationally and 27th within Washington — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Kingston ranks 25,701 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,332 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 460 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Kingston
Kingston's low wildfire rating (19th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Kingston
Because 68.1% of Kingston'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.
Where Kingston's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Kingston's 25,701-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Kingston's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.