Marlinton, WV
Marlinton, WV's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Marlinton at the 64th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 779 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Marlinton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 63rd percentile nationally.
Marlinton's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Marlinton (57.6% of 779 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 42.4% sit in the Direct zone.
Marlinton against the rest of the country
Marlinton's risk sits at a similar level relative to West Virginia (55th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (64th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Marlinton ranks 11,425 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,831 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 192 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Marlinton
Marlinton's high rating (64th 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.
Hardening a home in Marlinton
Because 57.6% of Marlinton's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Marlinton's 64th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Marlinton, see the exposure-zones guide.