Cedar Bluff, VA
How exposed is Cedar Bluff to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Cedar Bluff lands at the 84th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 676 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Cedar Bluff's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 87th percentile nationally.
Where Cedar Bluff's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Cedar Bluff: 51.9% of its 676 buildings, versus 48.1% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Cedar Bluff compares
Cedar Bluff scores 84th nationally and 94th within Virginia — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Cedar Bluff ranks 4,933 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,919 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 40 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Cedar Bluff
Cedar Bluff's very high rating (84th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Cedar Bluff (51.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Cedar Bluff's figures come from
Cedar Bluff's 84th-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 Cedar Bluff's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.