Quinwood, WV
Quinwood, WV's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Quinwood lands at the 65th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 200 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Quinwood at the 65th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Quinwood's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Quinwood (57.5% of 200 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 42.5% sit in the Direct zone.
Quinwood against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Quinwood's 65th national percentile and its 58th 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, Quinwood ranks 10,984 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,870 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 181 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Quinwood
At the 65th percentile nationally, Quinwood carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Quinwood
Because 57.5% of Quinwood's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 200 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Quinwood. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Quinwood, see the exposure-zones guide.