Wilderness Rim, WA
Wilderness Rim, WA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Wilderness Rim lands at the 77th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 615 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Wilderness Rim at the 75th national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Wilderness Rim: 76.6% of its 615 buildings, versus 23.4% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Wilderness Rim ranks
There's little gap between Wilderness Rim's 77th national percentile and its 73rd percentile inside Washington, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wilderness Rim ranks 7,233 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,636 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 169 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Wilderness Rim's high rating (77th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Wilderness Rim (76.6%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 615 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Wilderness Rim. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Wilderness Rim, see the exposure-zones guide.