Rhodell, WV
Rhodell, WV's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Rhodell's 122 buildings earn a 84th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Rhodell's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 87th percentile nationally.
Where Rhodell's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 100% of Rhodell's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 122 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Rhodell against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Rhodell's 84th national percentile and its 73rd 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, Rhodell ranks 4,965 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,088 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 117 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Rhodell and the insurance market
Rhodell's very high rating (84th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Rhodell (100%), 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
Rhodell's 84th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Rhodell, see the exposure-zones guide.