Reedsville, WV
How exposed is Reedsville to wildfire?
Reedsville sits at the 48th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 326 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 Reedsville at the 50th percentile, close to its 48th-percentile risk score.
Where Reedsville's buildings actually sit
53.1% of Reedsville's 326 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 46.9% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Reedsville compares
Reedsville's risk sits at a similar level relative to West Virginia (35th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (48th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Reedsville ranks 16,280 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,943 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 278 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Reedsville and the insurance market
Reedsville's elevated wildfire rating (48th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Reedsville (53.1% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Reedsville's figures come from
Reedsville's 48th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Reedsville's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.