Lyle, WA
Lyle, WA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Lyle sits at the 97th 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 350 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Lyle at the 98th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Lyle's buildings actually sit
Most of Lyle's buildings (97.4%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
How Lyle compares
Lyle's risk sits at a similar level relative to Washington (93rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (97th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lyle ranks 930 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,324 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 44 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 97th percentile nationally, Lyle carries the very high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Lyle
Lyle's 97.4% 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 Lyle's figures come from
Lyle's 97th-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 Lyle's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.