Alpine, TX
Alpine, TX's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Alpine's 3,891 buildings earn a 97th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Alpine's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 97th percentile nationally.
Where Alpine's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 67.9% of Alpine's 3,891 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 32.2% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Alpine ranks
There's little gap between Alpine's 97th national percentile and its 97th percentile inside Texas, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Alpine ranks 956 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,345 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 48 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Alpine
At the 97th percentile nationally, Alpine carries the very 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 67.9% of Alpine's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Alpine's figures come from
Alpine's 97th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Alpine's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.