Blue Springs, AL
Blue Springs, AL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Blue Springs lands at the 60th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 130 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Blue Springs at the 62nd national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Blue Springs's 130 counted buildings, 100% 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 Blue Springs ranks
Inside Alabama, Blue Springs sits at just the 27th percentile even though it scores 60th 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, Blue Springs ranks 12,562 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,700 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 434 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 60th percentile nationally, Blue 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 Blue Springs
With 100% of Blue 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 Blue Springs's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 130 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Blue Springs. The exposure-zones guide covers what Blue Springs's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.