Notasulga, AL
Notasulga, AL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Notasulga at the 79th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 822 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Notasulga's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 82nd percentile nationally.
Notasulga's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Notasulga's 822 counted buildings, 87.7% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Notasulga ranks
Notasulga scores 79th nationally and 72nd within Alabama — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Notasulga ranks 6,574 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,421 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 165 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
Notasulga and the insurance market
At the 79th percentile nationally, Notasulga 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Notasulga (87.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Notasulga's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Notasulga's 6,574-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Notasulga's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.