Fayette, AL
Fayette, AL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Fayette's 2,399 buildings earn a 56th-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.)
Separately from the risk score above, Fayette's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 59th percentile nationally.
Where Fayette's buildings actually sit
53.1% of Fayette's 2,399 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 1,273 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 46.9% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Fayette ranks
Fayette ranks lower within Alabama (14th percentile statewide) than its 56th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Fayette ranks 13,791 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,514 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 506 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 56th national percentile, Fayette rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With 53.1% of Fayette 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.
More on how this number was built
Fayette's 56th-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 Fayette, see the exposure-zones guide.