Haysi, VA
Haysi, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Haysi at the 90th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 242 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Haysi's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 93rd percentile nationally.
Where Haysi's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Haysi: 95% of its 242 buildings, versus 5% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Haysi against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Haysi's 90th national percentile and its 98th percentile inside Virginia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Haysi ranks 3,166 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,409 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 14 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Haysi and the insurance market
Haysi's very high rating (90th 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 Haysi
With 95% of Haysi in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Haysi's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Haysi's 3,166-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Haysi's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.