Womelsdorf (Coalton), WV
Womelsdorf (Coalton), WV's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Womelsdorf (Coalton) at the 43rd national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 165 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Womelsdorf (Coalton) at the 43rd national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Womelsdorf (Coalton)'s building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 95.8% of Womelsdorf (Coalton)'s buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 4.2% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 158 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Womelsdorf (Coalton) compares
Womelsdorf (Coalton) ranks lower within West Virginia (24th percentile statewide) than its 43rd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Womelsdorf (Coalton) ranks 17,950 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,239 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 328 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Womelsdorf (Coalton)
Womelsdorf (Coalton)'s elevated wildfire rating (43rd percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
With 95.8% of Womelsdorf (Coalton) in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 165 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Womelsdorf (Coalton). For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Womelsdorf (Coalton), see the exposure-zones guide.