Richland, OR
Richland, OR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Richland lands at the 88th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 172 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Richland at the 89th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Richland rates 88.4% Minimal exposure against just 7% Direct and 4.7% Indirect — of 172 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Richland against the rest of the country
Richland ranks lower within Oregon (70th percentile statewide) than its 88th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Richland ranks 3,857 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,961 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 127 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Richland sits in Oregon, one of two states that legally require a wildfire-risk disclosure at sale. Sellers here disclose wildfire-hazard status before closing, the same number this page reports at the 88th national percentile. More on the disclosure law.
What would actually reduce this score
With 88.4% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Richland gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Richland's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 172 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Richland. The exposure-zones guide covers what Richland's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.