Weston, OR
Weston, OR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Weston sits at the 71st percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 405 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 Weston at the 70th percentile, close to its 71st-percentile risk score.
Weston's building exposure, zone by zone
79.5% of Weston's 405 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 20.5% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Weston ranks
Weston ranks lower within Oregon (56th percentile statewide) than its 71st national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Weston ranks 9,211 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,124 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 187 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
Weston and the insurance market
Weston's 71st-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 ember exposure the dominant pattern in Weston (79.5% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Weston's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 405 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Weston. The exposure-zones guide covers what Weston's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.