Gordo, AL
How exposed is Gordo to wildfire?
Gordo's 1,031 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, Gordo's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 59th percentile nationally.
Gordo's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 64.5% of Gordo's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 35.5% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 665 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Gordo ranks
Gordo ranks lower within Alabama (15th 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, Gordo ranks 13,729 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,715 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 504 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, Gordo rates elevated 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
Gordo's 64.5% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Gordo's 13,729-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Gordo, see the exposure-zones guide.