Prineville Lake Acres, OR
How exposed is Prineville Lake Acres to wildfire?
Prineville Lake Acres sits at the 84th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,276 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Prineville Lake Acres at the 81st national percentile — 3 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 94.4% of Prineville Lake Acres's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 5.6% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 1,205 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Prineville Lake Acres compares
Prineville Lake Acres ranks lower within Oregon (66th percentile statewide) than its 84th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Prineville Lake Acres ranks 4,959 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,218 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 144 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Prineville Lake Acres
Prineville Lake Acres sits in Oregon, one of two states that legally require a wildfire-risk disclosure at sale. Sellers here disclose wildfire-hazard status before closing, the same number this page reports at the 84th national percentile. More on the disclosure law.
What would actually reduce this score
With 94.4% of Prineville Lake Acres 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 Prineville Lake Acres's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,276 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Prineville Lake Acres. The exposure-zones guide covers what Prineville Lake Acres's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.