Hickman, TN
Hickman wildfire risk explained
Hickman's 185 buildings earn a 30th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Hickman at the 33rd percentile, close to its 30th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
185 buildings are counted in Hickman, and 91.4% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where Hickman ranks
Hickman's risk sits at a similar level relative to Tennessee (18th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (30th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hickman ranks 22,043 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,437 by building count (1 is largest). Within Tennessee alone, it ranks 411 of 502 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Tennessee on its state page.
Hickman and the insurance market
Hickman's moderate rating (30th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Hickman
With 91.4% of Hickman 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 Hickman's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 185 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Hickman. The exposure-zones guide covers what Hickman's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.