Orovada, NV
How exposed is Orovada to wildfire?
USFS scores Orovada at the 98th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 312 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Orovada at the 99th percentile, close to its 98th-percentile risk score.
Orovada's building exposure, zone by zone
312 buildings are counted in Orovada, and 63.5% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where Orovada ranks
Orovada's 98th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 82nd ranking inside Nevada does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 16 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Orovada ranks 573 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,322 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nevada alone, it ranks 24 of 123 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nevada on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Orovada
Orovada's very high rating (98th 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 63.5% of Orovada 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.
Where Orovada's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 312 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Orovada. The exposure-zones guide covers what Orovada's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.