Tampico, WA
Tampico wildfire risk explained
Tampico sits at the 100th 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 383 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Tampico at the 100th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Tampico's buildings actually sit
383 buildings are counted in Tampico, and 100% 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 Tampico compares
There's little gap between Tampico's 100th national percentile and its 99th percentile inside Washington, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Tampico ranks 174 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,582 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 12 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 100th percentile nationally, Tampico carries the very high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Tampico
Because Direct exposure dominates in Tampico (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 383 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Tampico. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Tampico, see the exposure-zones guide.