Bloxom, VA
Bloxom, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Bloxom at the 60th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 263 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Bloxom at the 59th national percentile — 2 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
USFS classifies 60.8% of Bloxom's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 39.2% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 160 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Bloxom ranks
Bloxom scores 60th nationally and 67th within Virginia — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bloxom ranks 12,559 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,761 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 226 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Bloxom's high rating (60th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
What would actually reduce this score
With 60.8% of Bloxom 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 Bloxom's figures come from
Bloxom's 60th-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 Bloxom's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.