Oakridge, OR
Oakridge, OR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Oakridge sits at the 88th 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 1,964 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Oakridge at the 88th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Oakridge's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 82.7% of Oakridge's 1,964 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 17.3% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Oakridge against the rest of the country
Oakridge ranks lower within Oregon (69th percentile statewide) than its 88th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Oakridge ranks 3,946 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,579 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 130 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
Oakridge and the insurance market
Oakridge sits in Oregon, one of two states that legally require a wildfire-risk disclosure at sale. Sellers here disclose wildfire-hazard status before closing, the same number this page reports at the 88th national percentile. More on the disclosure law.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 82.7% of Oakridge's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Oakridge's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,964 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Oakridge. The exposure-zones guide covers what Oakridge's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.