Max Meadows, VA
Max Meadows wildfire risk explained
Max Meadows sits at the 65th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 412 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Max Meadows at the 68th percentile, close to its 65th-percentile risk score.
Max Meadows's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 78.9% of Max Meadows's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 21.1% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 325 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Max Meadows against the rest of the country
Max Meadows's risk sits at a similar level relative to Virginia (76th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (65th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Max Meadows ranks 10,983 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,998 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 163 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Max Meadows
At the 65th percentile nationally, Max Meadows carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
With 78.9% of Max Meadows 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 Max Meadows's figures come from
Max Meadows's 65th-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 Max Meadows's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.