South Lebanon, OR
South Lebanon, OR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, South Lebanon lands at the 27th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 797 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts South Lebanon at the 30th percentile, close to its 27th-percentile risk score.
South Lebanon's building exposure, zone by zone
797 buildings are counted in South Lebanon, and 55% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 13.2% rated Minimal.
Where South Lebanon ranks
South Lebanon's risk sits at a similar level relative to Oregon (24th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (27th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, South Lebanon ranks 23,051 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,664 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 320 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
Because South Lebanon 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 55% of South Lebanon 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 South Lebanon's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind South Lebanon's 23,051-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what South Lebanon's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.