Collegedale, TN
How exposed is Collegedale to wildfire?
Collegedale's 3,321 buildings earn a 70th-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, Collegedale's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 74th percentile nationally.
Where Collegedale's buildings actually sit
Of Collegedale's 3,321 counted buildings, 55.6% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Collegedale ranks
Collegedale scores 70th nationally and 67th within Tennessee — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Collegedale ranks 9,335 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,018 by building count (1 is largest). Within Tennessee alone, it ranks 169 of 502 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Tennessee on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Collegedale
Collegedale's high rating (70th 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
With 55.6% of Collegedale 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.
Where Collegedale's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Collegedale's 9,335-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Collegedale's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.