New Brockton, AL
New Brockton, AL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
New Brockton's 891 buildings earn a 55th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, New Brockton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 56th percentile nationally.
Where New Brockton's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 71.7% of New Brockton's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 28.3% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 639 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
New Brockton against the rest of the country
New Brockton's 55th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 13th ranking inside Alabama does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 43 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, New Brockton ranks 14,044 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,797 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 517 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
New Brockton and the insurance market
At the 55th national percentile, New Brockton rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With 71.7% of New Brockton 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.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind New Brockton's 14,044-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond New Brockton, see the exposure-zones guide.