Hatton, AL
Hatton, AL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Hatton sits at the 49th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 222 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Hatton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 52nd percentile nationally.
Hatton's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 77.9% of Hatton's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 22.1% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 173 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Hatton compares
Hatton's 49th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 6th ranking inside Alabama does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 43 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hatton ranks 16,220 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,040 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 558 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Hatton
Hatton's elevated wildfire rating (49th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Hatton (77.9%), 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
Hatton's 49th-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 Hatton, see the exposure-zones guide.