Shaniko, OR
Shaniko wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Shaniko at the 99th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 79 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Shaniko's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 99th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
57% of Shaniko's 79 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 45 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 43% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Shaniko ranks
Shaniko scores 99th nationally and 95th within Oregon — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Shaniko ranks 424 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,941 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 23 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Shaniko 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 99th national percentile. More on the disclosure law.
Hardening a home in Shaniko
With 57% of Shaniko 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.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Shaniko's 424-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Shaniko, see the exposure-zones guide.