Burns, TN
Burns wildfire risk explained
Burns's 962 buildings earn a 46th-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 Burns at the 49th national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Burns's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 94.2% of Burns's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 5.8% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 906 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Burns compares
Burns scores 46th nationally and 36th 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, Burns ranks 17,128 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,211 by building count (1 is largest). Within Tennessee alone, it ranks 321 of 502 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Tennessee on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 46th national percentile, Burns rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Burns
Because Direct exposure dominates in Burns (94.2%), 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
Burns's 46th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Burns, see the exposure-zones guide.