Summit, OR
Summit, OR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Summit's 62 buildings earn a 41st-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Summit's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 42nd percentile nationally.
Where Summit's buildings actually sit
100% of Summit's 62 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 62 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Summit compares
There's little gap between Summit's 41st national percentile and its 38th percentile inside Oregon, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Summit ranks 18,478 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,595 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 262 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 Summit 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With 100% of Summit 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 Summit's figures come from
Summit's 41st-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Summit's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.