Bryson, TX
How exposed is Bryson to wildfire?
USFS scores Bryson at the 98th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 382 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bryson's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 98th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Bryson's 382 counted buildings, 52.9% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Bryson ranks
There's little gap between Bryson's 98th national percentile and its 99th percentile inside Texas, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bryson ranks 612 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,610 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 24 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
Bryson's very high rating (98th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Bryson (52.9%), 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 382 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bryson. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Bryson, see the exposure-zones guide.