Wallace, WV
How exposed is Wallace to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Wallace lands at the 44th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 193 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Wallace's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 44th percentile nationally.
Wallace's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 100% of Wallace's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 193 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Wallace compares
Wallace's 44th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 27th ranking inside West Virginia does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 17 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wallace ranks 17,571 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,142 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 314 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Wallace and the insurance market
At the 44th national percentile, Wallace rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Wallace's 100% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Wallace's figures come from
Wallace's 44th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Wallace's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.