East Williston, FL
East Williston wildfire risk explained
East Williston sits at the 80th 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 402 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks East Williston at the 81st national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
East Williston's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 91% of East Williston's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 9% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 366 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where East Williston ranks
East Williston's 80th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 50th ranking inside Florida does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 31 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, East Williston ranks 6,170 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,164 by building count (1 is largest). Within Florida alone, it ranks 480 of 955 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Florida on its state page.
East Williston and the insurance market
East Williston's very high rating (80th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in East Williston (91%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
East Williston's 80th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond East Williston, see the exposure-zones guide.