Ravensdale, WA
How exposed is Ravensdale to wildfire?
Ravensdale's 342 buildings earn a 34th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Ravensdale's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 34th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Ravensdale's 342 counted buildings, 74% 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 Ravensdale ranks
Within Washington, Ravensdale ranks higher (53rd percentile) than it does nationally (34th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ravensdale ranks 20,720 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,537 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 296 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Ravensdale's moderate rating (34th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Ravensdale's 74% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Ravensdale's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 342 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Ravensdale. The exposure-zones guide covers what Ravensdale's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.