Nesika Beach, OR
Nesika Beach, OR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Nesika Beach at the 87th national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 357 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Nesika Beach at the 79th national percentile — 7 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Nesika Beach's building exposure, zone by zone
65.3% of Nesika Beach's 357 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 34.7% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Nesika Beach against the rest of the country
Nesika Beach ranks lower within Oregon (68th percentile statewide) than its 87th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Nesika Beach ranks 4,255 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,142 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 134 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
Nesika Beach and the insurance market
Nesika Beach's 87th-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
Nesika Beach's 65.3% 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 Nesika Beach's figures come from
Nesika Beach's 87th-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 Nesika Beach's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.