Lake Cassidy, WA
Lake Cassidy, WA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Lake Cassidy at the 14th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 2,386 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Lake Cassidy at the 14th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Lake Cassidy's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 90.9% of Lake Cassidy's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 9% Indirect share and far above its 0.1% Minimal share — a profile where 2,169 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Lake Cassidy against the rest of the country
Lake Cassidy scores 14th nationally and 16th 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, Lake Cassidy ranks 27,280 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,539 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 527 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Lake Cassidy
Lake Cassidy's low rating (14th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Lake Cassidy (90.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Lake Cassidy's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,386 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Lake Cassidy. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lake Cassidy's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.