Parksley, VA
How exposed is Parksley to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Parksley at the 57th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 522 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Parksley's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 55th percentile nationally.
Where Parksley's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 67.1% of Parksley's 522 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 33% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Parksley against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Parksley's 57th national percentile and its 63rd percentile inside Virginia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Parksley ranks 13,695 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,003 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 257 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 57th national percentile, Parksley 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 ember exposure the dominant pattern in Parksley (67.1% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 522 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Parksley. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Parksley, see the exposure-zones guide.