Parkwood, WA
How exposed is Parkwood to wildfire?
Parkwood's 2,599 buildings earn a 17th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Parkwood's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 17th percentile nationally.
Parkwood's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS puts 46.8% of Parkwood's 2,599 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 15.5% Direct and 37.8% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Parkwood against the rest of the country
Parkwood's risk sits at a similar level relative to Washington (23rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (17th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Parkwood ranks 26,239 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,103 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 484 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Parkwood
Parkwood's low rating (17th 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 Parkwood
Parkwood's 46.8% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,599 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Parkwood. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Parkwood, see the exposure-zones guide.