Woodside, DE
Woodside, DE's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Woodside at the 41st national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 156 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Woodside's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 41st percentile nationally.
Woodside's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 64.1% of Woodside's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 35.9% Minimal share — a profile where 100 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Woodside against the rest of the country
Woodside's risk sits at a similar level relative to Delaware (54th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (41st) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Woodside ranks 18,741 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,604 by building count (1 is largest). Within Delaware alone, it ranks 38 of 79 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Delaware on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Woodside's elevated rating (41st 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 64.1% of Woodside 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 156 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Woodside. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Woodside, see the exposure-zones guide.