Prescott, OR
Prescott, OR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Prescott's 49 buildings earn a 19th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Prescott at the 20th percentile, close to its 19th-percentile risk score.
Prescott's building exposure, zone by zone
49 buildings are counted in Prescott, and 49% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 42.9% in Direct exposure or the 8.2% rated Minimal.
Prescott against the rest of the country
Prescott scores 19th nationally and 12th within Oregon — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Prescott ranks 25,539 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,965 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 372 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
Prescott and the insurance market
Because Prescott is in Oregon, a wildfire-hazard disclosure is legally required before a sale closes here — unusual nationally, since only these two states mandate it. Full detail in the disclosure-law guide.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Prescott (49% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Prescott's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 49 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Prescott. The exposure-zones guide covers what Prescott's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.