Washington, OK
Washington, OK's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Washington lands at the 86th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 392 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Washington at the 86th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
53.6% of Washington's 392 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 210 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 46.4% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Washington against the rest of the country
Washington's 86th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 35th ranking inside Oklahoma does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 52 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Washington ranks 4,351 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,376 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oklahoma alone, it ranks 547 of 834 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oklahoma on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 86th percentile nationally, Washington 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 Washington
With 53.6% of Washington 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
Every one of the two percentiles behind Washington's 4,351-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Washington, see the exposure-zones guide.