West Pasco, WA
West Pasco, WA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores West Pasco at the 55th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 958 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, West Pasco's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 54th percentile nationally.
Where West Pasco's buildings actually sit
Only 41% of West Pasco's 958 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 59% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
West Pasco against the rest of the country
There's little gap between West Pasco's 55th national percentile and its 64th percentile inside Washington, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, West Pasco ranks 14,323 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,253 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 227 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in West Pasco
At the 55th national percentile, West Pasco rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in West Pasco
With 59% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, West Pasco gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where West Pasco's figures come from
West Pasco's 55th-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 West Pasco's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.