Atlantic, VA
How exposed is Atlantic to wildfire?
Atlantic's 647 buildings earn a 65th-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 Atlantic at the 60th national percentile — 5 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Atlantic's building exposure, zone by zone
647 buildings are counted in Atlantic, and 68.8% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 4.8% rated Minimal.
Where Atlantic ranks
There's little gap between Atlantic's 65th national percentile and its 76th percentile inside Virginia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Atlantic ranks 11,078 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,239 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 166 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Atlantic and the insurance market
At the 65th percentile nationally, Atlantic 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 Atlantic
Because Direct exposure dominates in Atlantic (68.8%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 647 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Atlantic. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Atlantic, see the exposure-zones guide.