Newport, WA
How exposed is Newport to wildfire?
Newport sits at the 55th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,169 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Newport at the 54th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Newport (86.4% of 1,169 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 13.6% sit in the Direct zone.
Newport against the rest of the country
Newport scores 55th nationally and 64th 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, Newport ranks 14,354 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,841 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 228 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
Newport and the insurance market
Newport's elevated wildfire rating (55th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Newport
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Newport (86.4% 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,169 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Newport. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Newport, see the exposure-zones guide.