Parcoal, WV
How exposed is Parcoal to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Parcoal at the 51st national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 81 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Parcoal's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 51st percentile nationally.
Where Parcoal's buildings actually sit
Of Parcoal's 81 counted buildings, 100% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Parcoal ranks
There's little gap between Parcoal's 51st national percentile and its 39th percentile inside West Virginia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Parcoal ranks 15,523 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,867 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 263 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Parcoal and the insurance market
Parcoal's elevated rating (51st percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Parcoal
Because Direct exposure dominates in Parcoal (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Parcoal's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 81 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Parcoal. The exposure-zones guide covers what Parcoal's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.