Neibert, WV
How exposed is Neibert to wildfire?
Neibert sits at the 96th 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 100 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Neibert's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 97th percentile nationally.
Neibert's building exposure, zone by zone
100 buildings are counted in Neibert, and 75% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 25% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Neibert compares
Neibert's risk sits at a similar level relative to West Virginia (98th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (96th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Neibert ranks 1,275 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,061 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 8 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Neibert and the insurance market
Neibert's very high rating (96th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Neibert (75% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Neibert's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Neibert's 1,275-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Neibert's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.