Edmonson, TX
Edmonson wildfire risk explained
Edmonson's 87 buildings earn a 57th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Edmonson at the 55th national percentile — 3 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Edmonson (80.5% of 87 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 19.5% sit in the Direct zone.
How Edmonson compares
Edmonson's 57th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 12th ranking inside Texas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 46 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Edmonson ranks 13,441 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,633 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,590 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Edmonson and the insurance market
Edmonson's elevated rating (57th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Edmonson
Because 80.5% of Edmonson's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Edmonson's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Edmonson's 13,441-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Edmonson's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.