Martinsburg, WV
Martinsburg, WV's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Martinsburg at the 36th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 6,881 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Martinsburg's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 37th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
6,881 buildings are counted in Martinsburg, and 69% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 8.4% in Direct exposure or the 22.7% rated Minimal. At 6,881 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
Martinsburg against the rest of the country
Martinsburg ranks lower within West Virginia (6th percentile statewide) than its 36th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Martinsburg ranks 20,310 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 2,515 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 403 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 36th national percentile, Martinsburg rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Martinsburg
Because 69% of Martinsburg'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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 6,881 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Martinsburg. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Martinsburg, see the exposure-zones guide.