Weston, WV
How exposed is Weston to wildfire?
Weston's 2,368 buildings earn a 42nd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (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 42nd percentile, close to its 42nd-percentile risk score.
Where Weston's buildings actually sit
Most of Weston's buildings (85%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
How Weston compares
Weston ranks lower within West Virginia (19th percentile statewide) than its 42nd 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 18,329 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,572 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 348 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Weston
Weston's elevated rating (42nd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Weston (85% 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 2,368 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Weston. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Weston, see the exposure-zones guide.