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Highest risk cities in West Virginia

Highest wildfire risk cities in West Virginia

Ranked city list for long-term wildfire hazard potential, based on 439/439 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

P85-based state reference

Wildfire score

58/100

Updated Tue, Sep 22, 12:49 PM.

439/439 eligible cities evaluated

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by wildfire score from 439 evaluated locations.

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#1

Big Chimney, WV

7 points above the state reference

#2

Boomer, WV

7 points above the state reference

#3

Charlton Heights, WV

7 points above the state reference

#4

Deep Water, WV

7 points above the state reference

#5

Falls View, WV

7 points above the state reference

#6

Gauley Bridge, WV

7 points above the state reference

#7

Gilbert Creek, WV

7 points above the state reference

#8

Glen Ferris, WV

7 points above the state reference

#9

Justice, WV

7 points above the state reference

#10

Kimberly, WV

7 points above the state reference

#11

Mount Carbon, WV

7 points above the state reference

#12

Smithers, WV

7 points above the state reference

#13

Ansted, WV

6 points above the state reference

#14

Culloden, WV

6 points above the state reference

#15

Hamlin, WV

6 points above the state reference

#16

Hurricane, WV

6 points above the state reference

#17

Lashmeet, WV

6 points above the state reference

#18

Lester, WV

6 points above the state reference

#19

Pea Ridge, WV

6 points above the state reference

#20

Teays Valley, WV

6 points above the state reference

#21

West Hamlin, WV

6 points above the state reference

#22

Charleston, WV

5 points above the state reference

#23

Crab Orchard, WV

5 points above the state reference

#24

Eccles, WV

5 points above the state reference

#25

Ghent, WV

5 points above the state reference

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across439/439 eligible cities evaluated.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale. The state benchmark is a p85-based state reference, not an arithmetic average.

City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.