Henning, TN
Henning, TN's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Henning sits at the 36th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 502 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Henning at the 35th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Henning's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Henning: 50.2% of its 502 buildings, versus 0.8% Indirect and 49% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Henning ranks
There's little gap between Henning's 36th national percentile and its 26th percentile inside Tennessee, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Henning ranks 20,150 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,321 by building count (1 is largest). Within Tennessee alone, it ranks 374 of 502 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Tennessee on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 36th national percentile, Henning rates moderate 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
With 50.2% of Henning 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 502 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Henning. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Henning, see the exposure-zones guide.