Alexandria, AL
How exposed is Alexandria to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Alexandria lands at the 83rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 2,444 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Alexandria at the 87th percentile, close to its 83rd-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
90.6% of Alexandria's 2,444 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 2,215 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 9.4% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Alexandria ranks
There's little gap between Alexandria's 83rd national percentile and its 84th percentile inside Alabama, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Alexandria ranks 5,376 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,409 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 95 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Alexandria's very high rating (83rd percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Alexandria
Because Direct exposure dominates in Alexandria (90.6%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Alexandria's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Alexandria's 5,376-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Alexandria's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.