Metaline, WA
Metaline, WA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Metaline sits at the 82nd 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 161 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Metaline's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 78th percentile nationally.
Metaline's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Metaline's buildings (60.3%) 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.
Where Metaline ranks
Metaline scores 82nd nationally and 75th within Washington — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Metaline ranks 5,658 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,411 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 158 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
Metaline and the insurance market
Metaline's very high rating (82nd 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Metaline (60.3% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Metaline's 5,658-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Metaline, see the exposure-zones guide.