Monaville, WV
Monaville, WV's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Monaville's 136 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.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Monaville at the 96th percentile, close to its 94th-percentile risk score.
Monaville's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Monaville (75.7% of 136 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 24.3% sit in the Direct zone.
How Monaville compares
Monaville scores 94th nationally and 94th within West Virginia — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Monaville ranks 1,939 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,474 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 29 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Monaville and the insurance market
Monaville's very high rating (94th 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.
Hardening a home in Monaville
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Monaville (75.7% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Monaville's figures come from
Monaville's 94th-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 Monaville's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.