Boaz, WV
How exposed is Boaz to wildfire?
Boaz sits at the 37th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 795 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Boaz at the 38th national percentile — 1 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
52.6% of Boaz's 795 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 47.4% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Boaz ranks
Boaz ranks lower within West Virginia (9th percentile statewide) than its 37th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Boaz ranks 19,779 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,690 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 392 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Boaz
Boaz's moderate rating (37th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 52.6% of Boaz's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Boaz's 37th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Boaz, see the exposure-zones guide.