Bradfordsville, KY
Bradfordsville, KY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Bradfordsville sits at the 30th 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 212 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Bradfordsville at the 33rd national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Bradfordsville's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Bradfordsville: 57.1% of its 212 buildings, versus 42.9% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Bradfordsville compares
Within Kentucky, Bradfordsville ranks higher (57th percentile) than it does nationally (30th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bradfordsville ranks 21,961 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,398 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kentucky alone, it ranks 235 of 552 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kentucky on its state page.
Bradfordsville and the insurance market
Bradfordsville's moderate rating (30th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Bradfordsville
With 57.1% of Bradfordsville 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 Bradfordsville's figures come from
Bradfordsville's 30th-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 Bradfordsville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.