Reform, AL
How exposed is Reform to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Reform lands at the 55th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,131 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Reform at the 56th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Reform's buildings actually sit
70.7% of Reform's 1,131 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 799 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 29.4% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Reform against the rest of the country
Reform ranks lower within Alabama (12th percentile statewide) than its 55th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Reform ranks 14,327 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,071 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 524 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Reform
At the 55th national percentile, Reform 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 Reform
Reform's 70.7% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,131 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Reform. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Reform, see the exposure-zones guide.