Molalla, OR
Molalla wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Molalla at the 51st national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 3,564 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Molalla at the 57th percentile, close to its 51st-percentile risk score.
Where Molalla's buildings actually sit
3,564 buildings are counted in Molalla, and 81.2% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 10.1% in Direct exposure or the 8.8% rated Minimal.
How Molalla compares
Molalla scores 51st nationally and 47th 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, Molalla ranks 15,480 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,699 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 223 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
Molalla and the insurance market
Molalla's 51st-percentile score lands in Oregon, the only two states requiring a wildfire disclosure at sale. Oregon's own hazard map feeds directly into that disclosure requirement. The disclosure-law guide covers what it requires.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Molalla's 81.2% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Molalla's figures come from
Molalla's 51st-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Molalla's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.