Addison, AL
Addison, AL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Addison sits at the 76th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 675 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Addison's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 81st percentile nationally.
Addison's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Addison's 675 counted buildings, 79.9% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
How Addison compares
There's little gap between Addison's 76th national percentile and its 65th percentile inside Alabama, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Addison ranks 7,424 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,924 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 208 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Addison
At the 76th percentile nationally, Addison carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Addison
With 79.9% of Addison 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 Addison's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Addison's 7,424-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Addison's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.