Brantleyville, AL
Brantleyville, AL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Brantleyville lands at the 72nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 455 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Brantleyville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 75th percentile nationally.
Where Brantleyville's buildings actually sit
62.9% of Brantleyville's 455 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 286 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 37.1% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Brantleyville against the rest of the country
Brantleyville ranks lower within Alabama (52nd percentile statewide) than its 72nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Brantleyville ranks 8,748 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,167 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 284 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
Brantleyville and the insurance market
At the 72nd percentile nationally, Brantleyville carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
With 62.9% of Brantleyville 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 455 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Brantleyville. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Brantleyville, see the exposure-zones guide.