Irvington, VA
Irvington, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Irvington's 581 buildings earn a 44th-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.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Irvington at the 44th percentile, close to its 44th-percentile risk score.
Where Irvington's buildings actually sit
82.3% of Irvington's 581 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 478 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 12.7% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 5% are Minimal.
How Irvington compares
Irvington's risk sits at a similar level relative to Virginia (41st percentile statewide) as it does nationally (44th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Irvington ranks 17,630 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,102 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 401 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Irvington and the insurance market
Irvington's elevated wildfire rating (44th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Irvington (82.3%), 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 581 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Irvington. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Irvington, see the exposure-zones guide.