Lakeview, WA
Lakeview, WA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Lakeview sits at the 92nd 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 613 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Lakeview at the 92nd national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Lakeview's building exposure, zone by zone
613 buildings are counted in Lakeview, and 82.7% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 17.3% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Lakeview against the rest of the country
Lakeview scores 92nd nationally and 82nd 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, Lakeview ranks 2,693 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,665 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 115 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
Lakeview and the insurance market
Lakeview's very high rating (92nd percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Lakeview's 82.7% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Lakeview's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 613 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Lakeview. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lakeview's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.