Riddle, OR
Riddle wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Riddle at the 96th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 572 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Riddle's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 94th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
88.6% of Riddle's 572 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 11.4% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Riddle against the rest of the country
Riddle's risk sits at a similar level relative to Oregon (85th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (96th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Riddle ranks 1,427 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,225 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 64 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Riddle
Riddle's 96th-percentile score lands in Oregon, the only two states requiring a wildfire disclosure at sale. Oregon's own hazard map feeds directly into that disclosure requirement. The disclosure-law guide covers what it requires.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Riddle (88.6% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Riddle's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Riddle's 1,427-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Riddle's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.