Fairview, VA
Fairview, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Fairview sits at the 42nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 110 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Fairview at the 43rd national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Fairview's 110 counted buildings, 85.5% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
How Fairview compares
Fairview scores 42nd nationally and 38th within Virginia — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Fairview ranks 18,202 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,642 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 426 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Fairview
Fairview's elevated rating (42nd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Fairview (85.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Fairview's figures come from
Fairview's 42nd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Fairview's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.