Gasburg, VA
How exposed is Gasburg to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Gasburg lands at the 46th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 962 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Gasburg at the 47th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Gasburg's buildings actually sit
Of Gasburg's 962 counted buildings, 90.8% carry Direct exposure and only 5.6% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
How Gasburg compares
Gasburg's risk sits at a similar level relative to Virginia (45th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (46th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Gasburg ranks 17,129 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,213 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 373 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Gasburg
Gasburg's elevated rating (46th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Gasburg (90.8%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Gasburg's figures come from
Gasburg's 46th-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 Gasburg's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.