Dadeville, AL
Dadeville wildfire risk explained
Dadeville sits at the 84th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,847 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Dadeville at the 87th national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 73.2% of Dadeville's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 25.9% Indirect share and far above its 0.9% Minimal share — a profile where 1,351 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Dadeville against the rest of the country
Dadeville's risk sits at a similar level relative to Alabama (87th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (84th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Dadeville ranks 4,966 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,919 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 79 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
Dadeville and the insurance market
At the 84th percentile nationally, Dadeville carries the very 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 73.2% of Dadeville 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 Dadeville's figures come from
Dadeville'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 Dadeville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.