Lower Elochoman, WA
Lower Elochoman, WA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Lower Elochoman sits at the 22nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 175 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Lower Elochoman at the 24th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
97.1% of Lower Elochoman's 175 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 170 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 2.9% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Lower Elochoman ranks
Lower Elochoman scores 22nd nationally and 35th 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, Lower Elochoman ranks 24,565 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,843 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 410 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
Lower Elochoman and the insurance market
Lower Elochoman's moderate wildfire rating (22nd percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Lower Elochoman
Because Direct exposure dominates in Lower Elochoman (97.1%), 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
Every one of the two percentiles behind Lower Elochoman's 24,565-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Lower Elochoman, see the exposure-zones guide.