Williamson, WV
How exposed is Williamson to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Williamson lands at the 94th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 1,493 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Williamson's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 96th percentile nationally.
Where Williamson's buildings actually sit
Most of Williamson's buildings (79.9%) 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 Williamson compares
Williamson scores 94th nationally and 94th within West Virginia — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Williamson ranks 1,875 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,203 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 25 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Williamson
Williamson's very high rating (94th 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.
Hardening a home in Williamson
Because 79.9% of Williamson'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 Williamson's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Williamson's 1,875-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Williamson's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.