Fairford, AL
Fairford, AL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Fairford lands at the 89th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 130 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Fairford's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 90th percentile nationally.
Where Fairford's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Fairford: 100% of its 130 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Fairford compares
There's little gap between Fairford's 89th national percentile and its 95th percentile inside Alabama, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Fairford ranks 3,611 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,701 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 32 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
Fairford and the insurance market
At the 89th percentile nationally, Fairford 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With 100% of Fairford in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Fairford's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Fairford's 3,611-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Fairford's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.