Buchanan, TN
Buchanan wildfire risk explained
Buchanan sits at the 52nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 69 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Buchanan at the 54th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Buchanan's buildings actually sit
69 buildings are counted in Buchanan, and 100% 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 Buchanan ranks
Buchanan's risk sits at a similar level relative to Tennessee (46th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (52nd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Buchanan ranks 15,110 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,335 by building count (1 is largest). Within Tennessee alone, it ranks 273 of 502 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Tennessee on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Buchanan
Buchanan's elevated wildfire rating (52nd percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Buchanan
With 100% of Buchanan 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 69 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Buchanan. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Buchanan, see the exposure-zones guide.