Sprague, WV
Sprague, WV's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Sprague sits at the 46th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 850 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Sprague at the 48th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
850 buildings are counted in Sprague, and 61.9% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 3.8% in Direct exposure or the 34.4% rated Minimal.
How Sprague compares
There's little gap between Sprague's 46th national percentile and its 32nd percentile inside West Virginia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sprague ranks 16,911 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,163 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 293 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Sprague
Sprague's elevated wildfire rating (46th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Sprague
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Sprague (61.9% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Sprague's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Sprague's 16,911-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Sprague's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.