Tetherow, OR
Tetherow wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Tetherow lands at the 78th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 504 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Tetherow's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 78th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Tetherow's 504 counted buildings, 95% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Tetherow against the rest of the country
Tetherow's 78th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 60th ranking inside Oregon does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 18 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Tetherow ranks 6,880 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,271 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 167 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
Tetherow and the insurance market
Tetherow's 78th-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
With 95% of Tetherow 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 504 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Tetherow. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Tetherow, see the exposure-zones guide.