Otis Orchards-East Farms, WA
How exposed is Otis Orchards-East Farms to wildfire?
Otis Orchards-East Farms sits at the 55th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 4,270 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Otis Orchards-East Farms's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 53rd percentile nationally.
Where Otis Orchards-East Farms's buildings actually sit
4,270 buildings are counted in Otis Orchards-East Farms, and 54.5% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 6.9% rated Minimal.
Where Otis Orchards-East Farms ranks
Otis Orchards-East Farms scores 55th nationally and 65th within Washington — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Otis Orchards-East Farms ranks 14,199 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,002 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 223 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Otis Orchards-East Farms's elevated wildfire rating (55th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 54.5% of Otis Orchards-East Farms 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 4,270 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Otis Orchards-East Farms. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Otis Orchards-East Farms, see the exposure-zones guide.