Brandy Station, VA
Brandy Station, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Brandy Station sits at the 26th 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 153 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Brandy Station's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 27th percentile nationally.
Brandy Station's building exposure, zone by zone
153 buildings are counted in Brandy Station, and 75.2% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
How Brandy Station compares
Brandy Station scores 26th nationally and 16th 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, Brandy Station ranks 23,308 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,780 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 571 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Brandy Station
Brandy Station's moderate rating (26th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Brandy Station (75.2%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Brandy Station's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Brandy Station's 23,308-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Brandy Station's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.