Burlison, TN
Burlison, TN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Burlison at the 34th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 297 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Burlison at the 34th percentile, close to its 34th-percentile risk score.
Where Burlison's buildings actually sit
94.3% of Burlison's 297 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 280 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 1.4% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 4.4% are Minimal.
Where Burlison ranks
Burlison scores 34th nationally and 24th within Tennessee — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Burlison ranks 20,814 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,717 by building count (1 is largest). Within Tennessee alone, it ranks 382 of 502 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Tennessee on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Burlison
At the 34th national percentile, Burlison rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 94.3% of Burlison 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 297 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Burlison. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Burlison, see the exposure-zones guide.