Bethel Springs, TN
Bethel Springs wildfire risk explained
Bethel Springs sits at the 62nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 509 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Bethel Springs at the 65th percentile, close to its 62nd-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Bethel Springs's 509 counted buildings, 87.2% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Bethel Springs ranks
Bethel Springs scores 62nd nationally and 54th within Tennessee — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bethel Springs ranks 11,863 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,200 by building count (1 is largest). Within Tennessee alone, it ranks 230 of 502 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Tennessee on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 62nd percentile nationally, Bethel Springs 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 Bethel Springs
With 87.2% of Bethel Springs in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Bethel Springs's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Bethel Springs's 11,863-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bethel Springs's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.