Nanafalia, AL
How exposed is Nanafalia to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Nanafalia at the 59th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 103 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Nanafalia at the 61st national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Nanafalia's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 99% of Nanafalia's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 1% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 102 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Nanafalia compares
Nanafalia ranks lower within Alabama (25th percentile statewide) than its 59th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Nanafalia ranks 12,786 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,878 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 449 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
Nanafalia and the insurance market
Nanafalia's elevated wildfire rating (59th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Nanafalia
With 99% of Nanafalia 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 Nanafalia's figures come from
Nanafalia's 59th-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 Nanafalia's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.