Dora, AL
How exposed is Dora to wildfire?
Dora sits at the 76th 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 1,341 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Dora's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 79th percentile nationally.
Dora's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Dora: 85.8% of its 1,341 buildings, versus 14.2% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Dora ranks
Dora's risk sits at a similar level relative to Alabama (63rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (76th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Dora ranks 7,552 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,872 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 221 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Dora
At the 76th percentile nationally, Dora carries the 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Dora's 85.8% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,341 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Dora. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Dora, see the exposure-zones guide.