Reedsport, OR
Reedsport wildfire risk explained
Reedsport's 2,367 buildings earn a 47th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Reedsport's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 44th percentile nationally.
Reedsport's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Reedsport's buildings (90%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Reedsport against the rest of the country
Reedsport's risk sits at a similar level relative to Oregon (44th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (47th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Reedsport ranks 16,651 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,575 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 236 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Reedsport
Because Reedsport 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.
Hardening a home in Reedsport
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Reedsport (90% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Reedsport's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Reedsport's 16,651-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Reedsport's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.