Lacomb, OR
How exposed is Lacomb to wildfire?
USFS scores Lacomb at the 67th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 527 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Lacomb's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 70th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Lacomb: 100% of its 527 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Lacomb compares
Lacomb's risk sits at a similar level relative to Oregon (53rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (67th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lacomb ranks 10,377 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,912 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 198 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Because Lacomb is in Oregon, a wildfire-hazard disclosure is legally required before a sale closes here — unusual nationally, since only these two states mandate it. Full detail in the disclosure-law guide.
Hardening a home in Lacomb
Because Direct exposure dominates in Lacomb (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Lacomb's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Lacomb's 10,377-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lacomb's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.