Millry, AL
How exposed is Millry to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Millry lands at the 78th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 543 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Millry's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 80th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 88.2% of Millry's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 11.8% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 479 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Millry compares
Millry's risk sits at a similar level relative to Alabama (69th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (78th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Millry ranks 7,015 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,664 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 187 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
Millry and the insurance market
Millry's high rating (78th 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Millry (88.2%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Millry's 78th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Millry, see the exposure-zones guide.