Westport, OR
Westport wildfire risk explained
Westport sits at the 27th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 230 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Westport's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 25th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
65.7% of Westport's 230 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 34.4% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Westport against the rest of the country
Westport's risk sits at a similar level relative to Oregon (25th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (27th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Westport ranks 23,015 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,803 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 318 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Westport
Westport sits in Oregon, one of two states that legally require a wildfire-risk disclosure at sale. Sellers here disclose wildfire-hazard status before closing, the same number this page reports at the 27th national percentile. More on the disclosure law.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 65.7% of Westport's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Westport's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 230 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Westport. The exposure-zones guide covers what Westport's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.