Lakeview, AL
How exposed is Lakeview to wildfire?
Lakeview's 132 buildings earn a 77th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Lakeview's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 81st percentile nationally.
Lakeview's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Lakeview: 100% of its 132 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Lakeview against the rest of the country
Lakeview's risk sits at a similar level relative to Alabama (66th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (77th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lakeview ranks 7,394 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,604 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 206 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Lakeview's high rating (77th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
What would actually reduce this score
With 100% of Lakeview 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 Lakeview's figures come from
Lakeview's 77th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lakeview's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.