Cana, VA
Cana wildfire risk explained
Cana sits at the 47th 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 1,052 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Cana at the 49th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Cana's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 96.1% of Cana's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 3.9% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 1,011 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Cana compares
Cana's risk sits at a similar level relative to Virginia (47th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (47th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Cana ranks 16,812 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,587 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 363 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Cana and the insurance market
Cana's elevated rating (47th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Cana (96.1%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Cana's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Cana's 16,812-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Cana's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.