Longbranch, WA
Longbranch wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Longbranch lands at the 30th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 2,867 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Longbranch at the 31st national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Longbranch's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Longbranch: 84.9% of its 2,867 buildings, versus 10.7% Indirect and 4.4% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Longbranch against the rest of the country
Longbranch's 50th-percentile standing inside Washington outpaces its 30th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Longbranch ranks 21,951 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,635 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 317 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
Longbranch and the insurance market
At the 30th national percentile, Longbranch rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Longbranch (84.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,867 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Longbranch. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Longbranch, see the exposure-zones guide.