Darrouzett, TX
How exposed is Darrouzett to wildfire?
Darrouzett sits at the 99th 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 305 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Darrouzett at the 99th national percentile — 1 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
Most of Darrouzett's buildings (65.9%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
How Darrouzett compares
Darrouzett's risk sits at a similar level relative to Texas (99th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (99th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Darrouzett ranks 392 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,515 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 17 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
At the 99th percentile nationally, Darrouzett 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.
Hardening a home in Darrouzett
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Darrouzett (65.9% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 305 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Darrouzett. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Darrouzett, see the exposure-zones guide.