Raysal, WV
Raysal wildfire risk explained
Raysal sits at the 91st 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 271 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Raysal at the 93rd percentile, close to its 91st-percentile risk score.
Where Raysal's buildings actually sit
85.2% of Raysal's 271 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 231 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 14.8% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Raysal compares
Raysal scores 91st nationally and 86th within West Virginia — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Raysal ranks 2,758 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,492 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 64 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Raysal
At the 91st percentile nationally, Raysal carries the very 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 Raysal
Because Direct exposure dominates in Raysal (85.2%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Raysal's 2,758-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Raysal, see the exposure-zones guide.