Washburn, ME
Washburn, ME's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Washburn sits at the 12th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 561 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Washburn at the 11th percentile, close to its 12th-percentile risk score.
Where Washburn's buildings actually sit
561 buildings are counted in Washburn, and 61.5% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 38.5% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Washburn compares
Within Maine, Washburn ranks higher (60th percentile) than it does nationally (12th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Washburn ranks 27,767 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,390 by building count (1 is largest). Within Maine alone, it ranks 65 of 155 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Maine on its state page.
Washburn and the insurance market
Washburn's low rating (12th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Washburn
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Washburn (61.5% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 561 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Washburn. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Washburn, see the exposure-zones guide.