Childersburg, AL
Childersburg wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Childersburg lands at the 79th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 2,616 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Childersburg's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 82nd percentile nationally.
Childersburg's building exposure, zone by zone
2,616 buildings are counted in Childersburg, and 63.7% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0.1% rated Minimal.
Where Childersburg ranks
Childersburg scores 79th nationally and 72nd within Alabama — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Childersburg ranks 6,605 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,072 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 166 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
Childersburg and the insurance market
At the 79th percentile nationally, Childersburg carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
With 63.7% of Childersburg in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Childersburg's 79th-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 Childersburg, see the exposure-zones guide.