Camp Barrett, VA
Camp Barrett wildfire risk explained
Camp Barrett sits at the 31st percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 319 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Camp Barrett at the 32nd percentile, close to its 31st-percentile risk score.
Camp Barrett's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Camp Barrett (57.1% of 319 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 42.6% sit in the Direct zone.
Camp Barrett against the rest of the country
Camp Barrett's risk sits at a similar level relative to Virginia (21st percentile statewide) as it does nationally (31st) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Camp Barrett ranks 21,791 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,134 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 540 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Camp Barrett
Camp Barrett's moderate rating (31st percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Camp Barrett
Camp Barrett's 57.1% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Camp Barrett's 31st-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Camp Barrett, see the exposure-zones guide.