Faunsdale, AL
How exposed is Faunsdale to wildfire?
USFS scores Faunsdale at the 59th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 82 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Faunsdale at the 62nd percentile, close to its 59th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 68.3% of Faunsdale's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 31.7% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 56 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Faunsdale against the rest of the country
Faunsdale ranks lower within Alabama (22nd percentile statewide) than its 59th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Faunsdale ranks 13,067 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,787 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 462 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
Faunsdale and the insurance market
Faunsdale's elevated wildfire rating (59th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
With 68.3% of Faunsdale 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 Faunsdale's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 82 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Faunsdale. The exposure-zones guide covers what Faunsdale's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.