Ronceverte, WV
How exposed is Ronceverte to wildfire?
Ronceverte sits at the 55th 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 906 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Ronceverte's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 58th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Ronceverte (70.9% of 906 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 29.1% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Ronceverte ranks
There's little gap between Ronceverte's 55th national percentile and its 43rd 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, Ronceverte ranks 14,325 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,675 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 246 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Ronceverte and the insurance market
At the 55th national percentile, Ronceverte rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Ronceverte (70.9% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Ronceverte's 14,325-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Ronceverte, see the exposure-zones guide.