Fruithurst, AL
Fruithurst wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Fruithurst lands at the 83rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 184 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Fruithurst's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 86th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 81% of Fruithurst's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 19% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 149 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Fruithurst ranks
Fruithurst scores 83rd nationally and 84th within Alabama — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Fruithurst ranks 5,313 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,443 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 93 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Fruithurst
Fruithurst's very high rating (83rd percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Fruithurst
Because Direct exposure dominates in Fruithurst (81%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Fruithurst's 83rd-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 Fruithurst, see the exposure-zones guide.