Swede Heaven, WA
How exposed is Swede Heaven to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Swede Heaven at the 63rd national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 688 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Swede Heaven at the 58th percentile, close to its 63rd-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 100% of Swede Heaven's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 688 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Swede Heaven compares
Swede Heaven scores 63rd nationally and 69th within Washington — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Swede Heaven ranks 11,741 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,787 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 197 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Swede Heaven
Swede Heaven's high rating (63rd percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Swede Heaven
Because Direct exposure dominates in Swede Heaven (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Swede Heaven's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 688 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Swede Heaven. The exposure-zones guide covers what Swede Heaven's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.