The Birches

Scored homes in The Birches, Olympia, WA (Olympia, WA metro) average 533 on Cindera's 900-point wildfire readiness scale — the High Priority tier (300–579). The average is based on 11 home scores.

Scored homes in The Birches range from 515 to 613 — a 98-point spread on the Cindera scale. That gap reflects block-by-block differences in hazard exposure, defensible space, and verified mitigation across 11 scored properties.

9 scored homes (82%) in The Birches fall in the High Priority tier (300–579). Other tiers are represented too — readiness is not uniform across the neighborhood.

Cindera did not find fire stations whose mapped locations fall inside the The Birches boundary. Nearby departments may still respond to this area — the map shows stations strictly within the neighborhood polygon.

The Birches averages 533 across scored homes. Nearby neighborhoods with Cindera data: Briarwood averages 518 (15 points lower); Castlewood averages 517 (16 points lower); Nottingham averages 617 (84 points higher). Block-level conditions explain much of the spread — two streets in the same city can land in different tiers.

An average score in the High Priority tier (300–579) means most scored homes in The Birches still have significant wildfire readiness work ahead. Cindera prioritizes the highest-impact hardening actions block by block so homeowners can move into higher tiers over time.

High-impact steps in Olympia, WA include clearing combustible material from Zone 0 (within 5 feet of the structure), upgrading to ember-resistant vents, maintaining roof and gutter cleanliness, and documenting verified actions. Cindera turns these into a prioritized plan — especially valuable for the 9 homes in the High Priority tier here.

Among 11 scored homes in The Birches, Olympia, WA, tier counts are: Needs Attention: 2 homes (18%); High Priority: 9 homes (82%). Individual addresses can be higher or lower than the 533 neighborhood average.