Klamath Falls, OR
Klamath Falls, OR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Klamath Falls sits at the 88th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 10,006 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Klamath Falls at the 88th national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS puts 79.3% of Klamath Falls's 10,006 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 8.3% Direct and 12.4% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to. At 10,006 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
Klamath Falls against the rest of the country
Klamath Falls ranks lower within Oregon (72nd percentile statewide) than its 88th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Klamath Falls ranks 3,696 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 1,611 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 120 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Klamath Falls
Klamath Falls 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 88th national percentile. More on the disclosure law.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Klamath Falls (79.3% 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
Klamath Falls's 88th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Klamath Falls, see the exposure-zones guide.