Bon Air, TN
How exposed is Bon Air to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Bon Air at the 76th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 366 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bon Air's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 79th percentile nationally.
Where Bon Air's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 98.1% of Bon Air's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 1.9% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 359 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Bon Air against the rest of the country
Bon Air's risk sits at a similar level relative to Tennessee (79th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (76th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bon Air ranks 7,538 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,950 by building count (1 is largest). Within Tennessee alone, it ranks 107 of 502 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Tennessee on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bon Air
Bon Air's high rating (76th 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.
Hardening a home in Bon Air
With 98.1% of Bon Air 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 366 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bon Air. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Bon Air, see the exposure-zones guide.