Henry Fork, VA
Henry Fork wildfire risk explained
Henry Fork's 639 buildings earn a 46th-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, Henry Fork's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 48th percentile nationally.
Henry Fork's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Henry Fork's 639 counted buildings, 84.5% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Henry Fork ranks
There's little gap between Henry Fork's 46th national percentile and its 46th percentile inside Virginia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Henry Fork ranks 17,004 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,352 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 368 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 46th national percentile, Henry Fork 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
With 84.5% of Henry Fork 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
Henry Fork's 46th-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 Henry Fork, see the exposure-zones guide.