Brucetown, VA
How exposed is Brucetown to wildfire?
Brucetown's 205 buildings earn a 56th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Brucetown at the 59th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 100% of Brucetown's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 205 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Brucetown ranks
Brucetown scores 56th nationally and 62nd 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, Brucetown ranks 13,757 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,680 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 258 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Brucetown's elevated rating (56th 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 Brucetown
With 100% of Brucetown 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 205 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Brucetown. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Brucetown, see the exposure-zones guide.