Buna, TX
Buna wildfire risk explained
Buna's 1,506 buildings earn a 88th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Buna at the 90th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Buna's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Buna's 1,506 counted buildings, 63.6% 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.
Buna against the rest of the country
Buna's risk sits at a similar level relative to Texas (80th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (88th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Buna ranks 3,760 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,143 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 353 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
At the 88th percentile nationally, Buna carries the very 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 Buna
With 63.6% of Buna 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 Buna's figures come from
Buna's 88th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Buna's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.