Andrews, FL
Andrews, FL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Andrews's 604 buildings earn a 75th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Andrews at the 72nd national percentile — 3 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Andrews: 89.6% of its 604 buildings, versus 10.4% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Andrews compares
Inside Florida, Andrews sits at just the 36th percentile even though it scores 75th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Andrews ranks 7,936 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,783 by building count (1 is largest). Within Florida alone, it ranks 610 of 955 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Florida on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Andrews
At the 75th percentile nationally, Andrews 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 Andrews
Because Direct exposure dominates in Andrews (89.6%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Andrews's figures come from
Andrews's 75th-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 Andrews's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.