Fayetteville, TN
Fayetteville wildfire risk explained
Fayetteville sits at the 29th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 3,904 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Fayetteville at the 32nd national percentile — 3 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
Indirect exposure is dominant in Fayetteville (72% of 3,904 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 28.1% sit in the Direct zone.
How Fayetteville compares
There's little gap between Fayetteville's 29th national percentile and its 17th percentile inside Tennessee, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Fayetteville ranks 22,295 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,335 by building count (1 is largest). Within Tennessee alone, it ranks 418 of 502 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Tennessee on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Fayetteville
At the 29th national percentile, Fayetteville rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Fayetteville's 72% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Fayetteville's figures come from
Fayetteville's 29th-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 Fayetteville's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.