North Fort Lewis, WA
North Fort Lewis wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, North Fort Lewis lands at the 27th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 1,525 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, North Fort Lewis's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 27th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of North Fort Lewis's buildings (50.1% of 1,525) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
North Fort Lewis against the rest of the country
Within Washington, North Fort Lewis ranks higher (45th percentile) than it does nationally (27th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, North Fort Lewis ranks 23,117 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,065 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 349 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in North Fort Lewis
At the 27th national percentile, North Fort Lewis rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in North Fort Lewis
Even with 50.1% of North Fort Lewis outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where North Fort Lewis's figures come from
North Fort Lewis's 27th-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 North Fort Lewis's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.