Pulaski, VA
How exposed is Pulaski to wildfire?
Pulaski sits at the 59th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 4,338 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Pulaski's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 62nd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
4,338 buildings are counted in Pulaski, and 75% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 25% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Pulaski against the rest of the country
Pulaski's risk sits at a similar level relative to Virginia (66th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (59th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Pulaski ranks 12,813 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,947 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 233 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 59th national percentile, Pulaski rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Pulaski
Because 75% of Pulaski's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Pulaski's 12,813-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Pulaski, see the exposure-zones guide.