Ochoco West, OR
How exposed is Ochoco West to wildfire?
Ochoco West sits at the 96th 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 226 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Ochoco West's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 96th percentile nationally.
Where Ochoco West's buildings actually sit
Most of Ochoco West's buildings (55.8%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Where Ochoco West ranks
There's little gap between Ochoco West's 96th national percentile and its 85th percentile inside Oregon, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ochoco West ranks 1,333 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,927 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 62 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Ochoco West's 96th-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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 55.8% of Ochoco West'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.
More on how this number was built
Ochoco West's 96th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Ochoco West, see the exposure-zones guide.