Woodside East, DE
Woodside East wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Woodside East at the 34th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 1,169 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Woodside East's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 35th percentile nationally.
Where Woodside East's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 89.5% of Woodside East's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 10.5% Minimal share — a profile where 1,046 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Woodside East against the rest of the country
Woodside East's risk sits at a similar level relative to Delaware (28th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (34th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Woodside East ranks 20,759 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,832 by building count (1 is largest). Within Delaware alone, it ranks 57 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
At the 34th national percentile, Woodside East rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With 89.5% of Woodside East 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.
Where Woodside East's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,169 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Woodside East. The exposure-zones guide covers what Woodside East's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.