Log Cabin, TX
How exposed is Log Cabin to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Log Cabin lands at the 70th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 413 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Log Cabin at the 71st percentile, close to its 70th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
61.3% of Log Cabin's 413 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 37.3% Direct and 1.5% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Log Cabin against the rest of the country
Log Cabin ranks lower within Texas (30th percentile statewide) than its 70th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Log Cabin ranks 9,624 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,978 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,260 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Log Cabin's 70th-percentile, high rating is the kind of score behind a broader national pattern: insurers pulling back from the highest wildfire-risk markets, non-renewing or declining new policies outright, most visibly in California. Shopping around, not assuming automatic renewal, tends to matter here.
Hardening a home in Log Cabin
Log Cabin's 61.3% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Log Cabin's figures come from
Log Cabin's 70th-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 Log Cabin's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.