Meadowbrook, AL
Meadowbrook, AL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Meadowbrook 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 2,907 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Meadowbrook's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 68th percentile nationally.
Meadowbrook's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Meadowbrook's 2,907 counted buildings, 67.9% carry Direct exposure and only 4.8% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
How Meadowbrook compares
Inside Alabama, Meadowbrook sits at just the 35th percentile even though it scores 65th 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, Meadowbrook ranks 11,145 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,573 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 387 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Meadowbrook
At the 65th percentile nationally, Meadowbrook 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.
Hardening a home in Meadowbrook
With 67.9% of Meadowbrook 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 Meadowbrook's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Meadowbrook's 11,145-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Meadowbrook's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.