Sumpter, OR
How exposed is Sumpter to wildfire?
Sumpter sits at the 98th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 429 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Sumpter's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 99th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Sumpter: 80.4% of its 429 buildings, versus 19.6% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Sumpter compares
Sumpter's risk sits at a similar level relative to Oregon (93rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (98th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sumpter ranks 581 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,679 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 32 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
Sumpter and the insurance market
Sumpter's 98th-percentile score lands in Oregon, the only two states requiring a wildfire disclosure at sale. Oregon's own hazard map feeds directly into that disclosure requirement. The disclosure-law guide covers what it requires.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Sumpter (80.4%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Sumpter's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 429 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Sumpter. The exposure-zones guide covers what Sumpter's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.