Deatsville, AL
Deatsville wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Deatsville lands at the 60th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 638 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Deatsville at the 62nd national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Deatsville's buildings actually sit
638 buildings are counted in Deatsville, and 64% 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.
Where Deatsville ranks
Deatsville's 60th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 27th ranking inside Alabama does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 33 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Deatsville ranks 12,531 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,353 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 431 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Deatsville's 60th-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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Deatsville (64%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Deatsville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 638 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Deatsville. The exposure-zones guide covers what Deatsville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.