Svensen, OR
Svensen, OR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Svensen at the 26th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 644 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Svensen's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 26th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
644 buildings are counted in Svensen, and 91.8% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
How Svensen compares
Svensen scores 26th nationally and 22nd within Oregon — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Svensen ranks 23,430 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,276 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 327 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Svensen
Svensen's 26th-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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Svensen (91.8%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Svensen's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Svensen's 23,430-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Svensen's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.