Long Branch, VA
Long Branch, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Long Branch's 2,626 buildings earn a 18th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Long Branch at the 19th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Long Branch's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 60.2% of Long Branch's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 39.8% Minimal share — a profile where 1,581 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Long Branch compares
Long Branch scores 18th nationally and 8th within Virginia — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Long Branch ranks 25,893 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,058 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 623 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Long Branch and the insurance market
Long Branch's low rating (18th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Long Branch (60.2%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Long Branch's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Long Branch's 25,893-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Long Branch's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.