Glade Spring, VA
How exposed is Glade Spring to wildfire?
Glade Spring sits at the 69th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 863 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Glade Spring at the 73rd national percentile — 4 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Glade Spring's buildings actually sit
Most of Glade Spring's buildings (59.3%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
How Glade Spring compares
Glade Spring's risk sits at a similar level relative to Virginia (81st percentile statewide) as it does nationally (69th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Glade Spring ranks 9,756 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,053 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 128 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Glade Spring
Glade Spring's high rating (69th 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 Glade Spring
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Glade Spring (59.3% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Glade Spring's figures come from
Glade Spring's 69th-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 Glade Spring's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.