Briar, TX
How exposed is Briar to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Briar lands at the 89th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 4,923 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Briar's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 89th percentile nationally.
Briar's building exposure, zone by zone
92% of Briar's 4,923 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 4,529 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 1.6% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 6.4% are Minimal.
Where Briar ranks
There's little gap between Briar's 89th national percentile and its 82nd percentile inside Texas, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Briar ranks 3,539 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,476 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 326 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Briar's very high rating (89th 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 Briar
With 92% of Briar 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 Briar's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Briar's 3,539-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Briar's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.