Running Y Ranch, OR
Running Y Ranch wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Running Y Ranch at the 88th national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 518 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Running Y Ranch at the 86th national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Running Y Ranch's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 84.2% of Running Y Ranch's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 15.8% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 436 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Running Y Ranch ranks
Inside Oregon, Running Y Ranch sits at just the 71st percentile even though it scores 88th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Running Y Ranch ranks 3,759 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,056 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 122 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Running Y Ranch
Because Running Y Ranch is in Oregon, a wildfire-hazard disclosure is legally required before a sale closes here — unusual nationally, since only these two states mandate it. Full detail in the disclosure-law guide.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 84.2% of Running Y Ranch in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Running Y Ranch's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 518 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Running Y Ranch. The exposure-zones guide covers what Running Y Ranch's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.