Aliceville, AL
How exposed is Aliceville to wildfire?
Aliceville sits at the 53rd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,395 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Aliceville at the 55th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 54.6% of Aliceville's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 45.4% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 762 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Aliceville ranks
Aliceville's 53rd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 9th ranking inside Alabama does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 44 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Aliceville ranks 14,706 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,647 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 538 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
Aliceville and the insurance market
At the 53rd national percentile, Aliceville rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Aliceville
Aliceville's 54.6% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,395 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Aliceville. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Aliceville, see the exposure-zones guide.