Channing, TX
Channing wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Channing lands at the 96th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 320 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Channing's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 96th percentile nationally.
Channing's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Channing (56.6% of 320 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 43.4% sit in the Direct zone.
How Channing compares
Channing's risk sits at a similar level relative to Texas (96th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (96th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Channing ranks 1,334 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,102 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 68 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Channing
Channing's very high rating (96th 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
Channing's 56.6% 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.
Where Channing's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Channing's 1,334-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Channing's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.