Kennedy, AL
How exposed is Kennedy to wildfire?
Kennedy sits at the 58th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 408 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Kennedy's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 59th percentile nationally.
Where Kennedy's buildings actually sit
81.6% of Kennedy's 408 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 333 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 18.4% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Kennedy ranks
Inside Alabama, Kennedy sits at just the 19th percentile even though it scores 58th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Kennedy ranks 13,319 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,062 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 476 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Kennedy
Kennedy's elevated rating (58th 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 Kennedy
With 81.6% of Kennedy 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 408 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Kennedy. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Kennedy, see the exposure-zones guide.