North Omak, WA
North Omak, WA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores North Omak at the 97th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 284 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, North Omak's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 98th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
53.2% of North Omak's 284 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 151 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 46.8% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
North Omak against the rest of the country
North Omak's risk sits at a similar level relative to Washington (93rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (97th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, North Omak ranks 962 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,081 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 46 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
North Omak and the insurance market
North Omak's very high rating (97th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 53.2% of North Omak in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 284 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for North Omak. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond North Omak, see the exposure-zones guide.