Chireno, TX
Chireno, TX's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Chireno's 273 buildings earn a 75th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Chireno's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 77th percentile nationally.
Chireno's building exposure, zone by zone
273 buildings are counted in Chireno, and 83.5% 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% rated Minimal.
How Chireno compares
Chireno ranks lower within Texas (47th percentile statewide) than its 75th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Chireno ranks 7,859 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,431 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 958 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Chireno's high rating (75th 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.
Hardening a home in Chireno
Chireno's 83.5% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Chireno's figures come from
Chireno's 75th-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 Chireno's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.