Braddock, VA
How exposed is Braddock to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Braddock at the 25th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 2,400 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Braddock at the 25th 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
USFS classifies 83.9% of Braddock's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 16.1% Minimal share — a profile where 2,014 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Braddock ranks
Braddock scores 25th nationally and 15th 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, Braddock ranks 23,811 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,513 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 582 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Braddock
At the 25th national percentile, Braddock rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With 83.9% of Braddock 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 2,400 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Braddock. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Braddock, see the exposure-zones guide.