Lamont, WA
How exposed is Lamont to wildfire?
Lamont sits at the 90th 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 91 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Lamont's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 91st percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
91 buildings are counted in Lamont, and 63.7% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 36.3% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Lamont ranks
Lamont scores 90th nationally and 81st 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, Lamont ranks 3,038 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,480 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 121 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Lamont
Lamont's very high rating (90th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Lamont's 63.7% 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 Lamont's figures come from
Lamont's 90th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lamont's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.