McKenna, WA
McKenna, WA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores McKenna at the 25th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 386 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks McKenna at the 29th national percentile — 4 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
McKenna's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in McKenna: 68.1% of its 386 buildings, versus 31.9% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How McKenna compares
Within Washington, McKenna ranks higher (41st percentile) than it does nationally (25th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, McKenna ranks 23,683 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,512 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 371 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in McKenna
McKenna's moderate rating (25th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in McKenna
Because Direct exposure dominates in McKenna (68.1%), 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
McKenna's 25th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond McKenna, see the exposure-zones guide.