Rossmore, WV
Rossmore, WV's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Rossmore's 137 buildings earn a 94th-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.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Rossmore at the 96th percentile, close to its 94th-percentile risk score.
Rossmore's building exposure, zone by zone
51.1% of Rossmore's 137 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 48.9% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Rossmore compares
Rossmore's risk sits at a similar level relative to West Virginia (95th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (94th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Rossmore ranks 1,813 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,426 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 23 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Rossmore and the insurance market
At the 94th percentile nationally, Rossmore carries the very high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Rossmore
Rossmore's 51.1% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 137 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Rossmore. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Rossmore, see the exposure-zones guide.