McKay, OR
McKay wildfire risk explained
McKay's 118 buildings earn a 94th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks McKay at the 96th national percentile — 1 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
100% of McKay's 118 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 118 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where McKay ranks
McKay scores 94th nationally and 82nd within Oregon — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, McKay ranks 1,803 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,269 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 76 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in McKay
McKay sits in Oregon, one of two states that legally require a wildfire-risk disclosure at sale. Sellers here disclose wildfire-hazard status before closing, the same number this page reports at the 94th national percentile. More on the disclosure law.
Hardening a home in McKay
Because Direct exposure dominates in McKay (100%), 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 McKay's 1,803-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond McKay, see the exposure-zones guide.