Accomac, VA
Accomac wildfire risk explained
Accomac's 320 buildings earn a 45th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Accomac at the 44th percentile, close to its 45th-percentile risk score.
Where Accomac's buildings actually sit
Of Accomac's 320 counted buildings, 48.1% carry Direct exposure and only 35.3% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Accomac against the rest of the country
Accomac's risk sits at a similar level relative to Virginia (44th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (45th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Accomac ranks 17,384 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,105 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 385 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Accomac and the insurance market
Accomac's elevated rating (45th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Accomac (48.1%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Accomac's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 320 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Accomac. The exposure-zones guide covers what Accomac's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.