Shannondale, WV
How exposed is Shannondale to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Shannondale lands at the 55th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,629 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Shannondale at the 53rd national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Shannondale's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 99.6% of Shannondale's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0.3% Indirect share and far above its 0.2% Minimal share — a profile where 1,622 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Shannondale ranks
Shannondale scores 55th nationally and 43rd within West Virginia — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Shannondale ranks 14,262 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,656 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 244 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Shannondale
Shannondale's elevated rating (55th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Shannondale
Because Direct exposure dominates in Shannondale (99.6%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,629 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Shannondale. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Shannondale, see the exposure-zones guide.