Daingerfield, TX
Daingerfield, TX's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Daingerfield sits at the 73rd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,458 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Daingerfield's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 75th percentile nationally.
Where Daingerfield's buildings actually sit
1,458 buildings are counted in Daingerfield, and 86.4% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 13.7% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Daingerfield ranks
Daingerfield ranks lower within Texas (40th percentile statewide) than its 73rd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Daingerfield ranks 8,425 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,362 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,069 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
Daingerfield's 73rd-percentile, high rating is the kind of score behind a broader national pattern: insurers pulling back from the highest wildfire-risk markets, non-renewing or declining new policies outright, most visibly in California. Shopping around, not assuming automatic renewal, tends to matter here.
Hardening a home in Daingerfield
Daingerfield's 86.4% 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 Daingerfield's figures come from
Daingerfield's 73rd-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 Daingerfield's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.