Siletz, OR
How exposed is Siletz to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Siletz lands at the 49th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 640 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Siletz's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 49th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS puts 70.2% of Siletz's 640 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 29.8% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Siletz against the rest of the country
Siletz's risk sits at a similar level relative to Oregon (45th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (49th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Siletz ranks 16,053 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,333 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 230 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
Siletz 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 49th national percentile. More on the disclosure law.
Hardening a home in Siletz
Siletz's 70.2% 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.
Where Siletz's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 640 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Siletz. The exposure-zones guide covers what Siletz's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.