Roseburg, OR
How exposed is Roseburg to wildfire?
Roseburg sits at the 70th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 10,165 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Roseburg at the 67th national percentile — 3 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Roseburg's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Roseburg (87.3% of 10,165 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 11.4% sit in the Direct zone. At 10,165 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
How Roseburg compares
Roseburg's risk sits at a similar level relative to Oregon (55th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (70th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Roseburg ranks 9,395 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 1,580 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 188 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
Roseburg and the insurance market
Roseburg 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 70th national percentile. More on the disclosure law.
Hardening a home in Roseburg
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Roseburg (87.3% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Roseburg's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 10,165 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Roseburg. The exposure-zones guide covers what Roseburg's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.