Poetry, TX
How exposed is Poetry to wildfire?
USFS scores Poetry at the 77th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 950 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Poetry at the 77th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Poetry's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 100% of Poetry's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 950 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Poetry against the rest of the country
Poetry ranks lower within Texas (51st percentile statewide) than its 77th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Poetry ranks 7,422 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,312 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 889 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Poetry and the insurance market
Poetry's high rating (77th 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.
Hardening a home in Poetry
Because Direct exposure dominates in Poetry (100%), 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
Poetry's 77th-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 Poetry, see the exposure-zones guide.