Brookwood, AL
How exposed is Brookwood to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Brookwood at the 71st national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 1,232 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Brookwood's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 74th percentile nationally.
Where Brookwood's buildings actually sit
1,232 buildings are counted in Brookwood, and 67.5% 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.
Where Brookwood ranks
Brookwood ranks lower within Alabama (49th percentile statewide) than its 71st national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Brookwood ranks 9,095 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,456 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 302 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
Brookwood and the insurance market
At the 71st percentile nationally, Brookwood 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.
Hardening a home in Brookwood
Because Direct exposure dominates in Brookwood (67.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Brookwood's 9,095-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Brookwood, see the exposure-zones guide.